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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-15 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.66 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6750 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 is better than LG Q7, getting a 79.6 score against 72.2. Although Galaxy A30 and the LG Q7 were only released with a couple months difference, the Galaxy A30 construction is a little bit thinner but also heavier. The LG Q7 has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160, it also counts with a little better screen pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a bit better performance than LG Q7, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has 1 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than LG Q7, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has superior battery performance than LG Q7, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A30 has a bit better camera than LG Q7, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a much larger diafragm aperture for better low light photos, a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality photographs and a back-facing camera with a higher resolution.
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