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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | LG |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") 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 |
| 10.23 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
LG V30 has an overall score of 79.1, which is just a bit better than Lumia 950's 74.1 global score. The LG V30 construction is newer and a little bit thinner than the Lumia 950's, although it is a little heavier. Lumia 950 features a brighter screen than LG V30, because although it has a little smaller display and a bit lower 2560 x 1440 resolution, it also counts with a bit better screen pixel density.
LG V30 has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB and 32 GB more internal storage. LG V30 has a quite superior hardware performance than Lumia 950, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory.
The LG V30 features a bit longer battery duration than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Microsoft Lumia 950 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than LG V30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Microsoft Lumia 950 also counts with a camera in the back with more mega-pixels and a way larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality.
The LG V30 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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