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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-04 | 2018-03-09 |
| 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 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 930.00 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| 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
LG V30S ThinQ is better than Galaxy J5 (2017), with an 82.5 score against 71.8. LG V30S ThinQ's construction is just a little thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy J5 (2017), even when both of them were released only 8 months apart. The LG V30S ThinQ counts with a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a bigger screen, a lot higher pixel density and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels.
LG V30S ThinQ features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG V30S ThinQ also has a higher amount of RAM memory. LG V30S ThinQ has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory.
The LG V30S ThinQ features a bit better camera than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a much higher (4K) video definition, a bigger camera aperture and a back camera with more mega-pixels. LG V30S ThinQ counts with a bit better battery duration than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 10 percent bigger battery size.
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