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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| 2017-07-04 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The LG V30 is much better than Galaxy J5 (2017), with a 79.1 score against 71.8. Although the LG V30 and the Galaxy J5 (2017) were released only 3 months apart, the LG V30 is just a bit lighter and just a bit thinner. LG V30 features a way better looking display than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a lot more pixels per screen inch, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a bigger screen.
LG V30 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG V30 also has more RAM memory. LG V30 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a more megapixels camera, a bigger aperture and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
LG V30 has a way bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 48 GB more internal memory. The LG V30 counts with a little longer battery performance than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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