Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-05-15 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Aurora gray, Aurora green, Aurora silver, Aurora white and Illusion sunset | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 264.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2460 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 395 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.06 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG Velvet is a bit better than Galaxy M30, with an 87.1 score against 82.4. LG Velvet is a newer and a little bit thinner phone than the Galaxy M30, but it is just a little bit heavier. The LG Velvet features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a little bit greater screen pixel density, a little higher 1080 x 2460 resolution and a little bit larger display.
The LG Velvet has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30. They have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. The LG Velvet has a much greater memory for applications and games than Galaxy M30, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the LG Velvet also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
LG Velvet takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a lot larger sensor capturing much higher quality photographs, a bigger camera aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a way higher resolution camera and a way better video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features longer battery lifetime than LG Velvet, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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