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| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-03-09 | 2017-06-20 |
| 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 930.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.06 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The LG V30S ThinQ is slightly better than the Galaxy J7 Max, having an 82.5 score against 76.1. The LG V30S ThinQ is a somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner cellphone than the Galaxy J7 Max, although they were released with only a couple of months difference. These devices use Android operating system, but the LG V30S ThinQ has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy J7 Max has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The LG V30S ThinQ features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a quite bigger screen, a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels. LG V30S ThinQ features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG V30S ThinQ also has 2 GB more RAM.
LG V30S ThinQ takes a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better captures and videos in poorly lited environments, a more mega-pixels camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. LG V30S ThinQ features a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The LG V30S ThinQ and the Galaxy J7 Max have quite similar battery performance.
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