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| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Motorola |
| 2017-09-21 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple and Silver | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 307.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
Comparison review
The LG V30 is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G8 Plus, getting a overall score of 79.1 against 77.6. Even though the LG V30 is notably older than the Motorola Moto G8 Plus, it's body is thinner and lighter. The LG V30 has a little more vivid screen than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2880.
LG V30 features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Moto G8 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the LG V30 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1,95 TB. LG V30 has a little faster processor than Motorola Moto G8 Plus. Both of them have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus has better battery performance than LG V30, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Moto G8 Plus captures much clearer photographs and videos than LG V30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting images and video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Moto G8 Plus also counts with a back-facing camera with much more MP and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality.
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