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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | LG |
| Windows Phone 8.1, 8 | -- |
| 2013-07-11 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Polycarbonate | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 315.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 768 x 1280 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 332 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 41.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 19.1 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | 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
The LG V30 has a score of 79.1, which is much better than the Nokia Lumia 1020's overall score of 68.7. The LG V30 design weights the same than Nokia Lumia 1020, but it's much thinner. The LG V30 has a faster processing unit than Nokia Lumia 1020, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Lumia 1020 features just a bit better display than LG V30, although it has a way worse resolution of 1280 x 768px, a way smaller screen and a lot worse count of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Lumia 1020 takes just a bit better videos and photos than LG V30, because although it has a way tinier aperture which is worse for low light photography, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Lumia 1020 also counts with a back camera with way more mega-pixels and a way bigger camera sensor.
LG V30 counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Nokia Lumia 1020, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. LG V30 counts with a superior battery performance than Nokia Lumia 1020, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 2000mAh.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, LG V30 is also cheap compared to the Nokia Lumia 1020, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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