Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-10 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 163.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than LG G6, having a overall score of 82.4 against 75.6. Both phones we compare here use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so both should provide the same OS features. The Galaxy M30 is a newer phone than LG G6, although it is a little thicker and a bit heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy M30's CPU is just as good as the CPU in LG G6, although the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The LG G6 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels quantity in each inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px.
The LG G6 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 13 mega pixels, the LG G6 also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a larger diafragm aperture and a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG G6, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a way better battery performance than LG G6, because it has a 52 percent bigger battery size.
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