Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG V30 is slightly better than Huawei P9 Plus, with a 79.1 score against 75.5. Even though the LG V30 is just a little bit thicker than Huawei P9 Plus, it's just a bit lighter and newer. LG V30 features a CPU that's very similar to the processing unit in Huawei P9 Plus, both have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
LG V30 has a slightly better display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px, a little bigger screen and more pixels per inch of screen. The LG V30 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the LG V30 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than LG V30, because it has a 3 percent bigger battery capacity. The LG V30 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a smaller camera sensor shooting worse quality pictures and videos, it also counts with a lot bigger aperture to take better captures and video in low light situations, a lot more MP back-facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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