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| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple and Silver | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 307.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | PLS |
| 537 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 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 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 is just a bit better than the LG V30, getting an 80 score against 79.1. The Samsung Galaxy M12 body is incredibly newer than LG V30's, although it's much thicker and heavier. LG V30 features a lot better looking display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better display pixel density and a much better 1440 x 2880 resolution.
LG V30 counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M12. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Galaxy M12 counts with a bit better camera than LG V30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy M12 also counts with a way more MP back facing camera.
The LG V30 features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the LG V30 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Galaxy M12 features a superior battery life than LG V30, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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