Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-02-12 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.22 x 3.22 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.22mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is better than LG G Pro 2's overall score of 74.8. Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and LG G Pro 2 has Android 5.0 version. Samsung Galaxy M30 is a a little heavier cellphone than LG G Pro 2, but both have the same thickness.
LG G Pro 2 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy M30, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a bit lower pixel amount in each inch of display and a bit smaller screen. LG G Pro 2 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has 4 lesser cores (but faster) and 3 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The LG G Pro 2 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a way tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography, and they both have a back camera with a 13 MP, the LG G Pro 2 also counts with a bigger sensor which offers a better photo and video quality and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than LG G Pro 2, because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy M30 has a superior battery performance than LG G Pro 2, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3200mAh.
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