Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 307.00 | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG V30 has a global score of 79.1, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 global score. LG V30 is a just a little bit thinner and a little lighter cellphone than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, even though both were released only 8 months apart. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a display that is very similar to the LG V30 one, although the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little bit smaller display, a just a little lower pixel quantity in each inch in the screen and a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a CPU that is just as good as the LG V30 one, and although the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. LG V30 has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller sensor which gives a worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the LG V30 also counts with a lot bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a way more mega-pixels back camera.
LG V30 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with improved battery performance than LG V30, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the LG V30 is also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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