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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
LG V30 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a 79.1 score against 75.8. LG V30's construction is a little lighter and a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), even though both were released with only 8 months difference. The LG V30 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the LG V30 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
LG V30 has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a higher display pixels density, a larger screen and a much higher 1440 x 2880 resolution. The LG V30 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 16 megapixels resolution, the LG V30 also has a much higher (4K) video quality and a larger aperture for better low light photos and video.
The LG V30 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. The LG V30 has a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 10% more battery size.
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