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| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-21 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 307.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 30.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is slightly better than the LG V30, with an 82.4 score against 79.1. Even though the Galaxy M30 is newer than LG V30, it is a little bit heavier and thicker. LG V30 counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px.
The LG V30 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. The LG V30 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Galaxy M30 has a way better battery lifetime than LG V30, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. The LG V30 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality, a bigger camera aperture to capture better images in poorly lited situations, a camera with more MP and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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