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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| 2019-03-02 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30 is just a bit better than the LG V30, with a global score of 79.6 against 79.1. Although the Samsung Galaxy A30 is newer than the LG V30, it's a little bit heavier and just a little thicker. The LG V30 has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels.
The LG V30 has a little better processing power than Galaxy A30. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM. The LG V30 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the LG V30 also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB.
The Galaxy A30 features longer battery performance than LG V30, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. LG V30 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller camera sensor offering a lower image quality, and they both have a back-facing camera with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the LG V30 also counts with a bigger aperture and a much higher (4K) video definition.
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