Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-11-23 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the LG K52's global score of 76. Both phones we are comparing here use Android operating system, but the Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and LG K52 has Android 10 version, giving you a couple nice extra features. Galaxy M30 is a just a little bit lighter cellphone than LG K52, but both have the same thickness.
LG K52 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Galaxy M30 features a bit more vivid screen than LG K52, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The LG K52 counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has greater battery performance than LG K52, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
LG K52 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the LG K52 also has a much bigger sensor taking much better quality videos and photos, a way more mega pixels camera and a larger aperture.
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