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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-03-09 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 930.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
LG V30S ThinQ is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), having an 82.5 score against 72.5. Even when the LG V30S ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) were released with only 4 months difference, the LG V30S ThinQ is somewhat lighter and thinner. LG V30S ThinQ features a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a much greater pixel count per inch of display, a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a quite bigger screen.
LG V30S ThinQ counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 96 GB more internal memory. The LG V30S ThinQ counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the LG V30S ThinQ also has a larger amount of RAM.
The LG V30S ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) count with really similar battery performance. The LG V30S ThinQ takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and photos, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture, a camera with more mega-pixels and a lot better (4K) video definition.
Although LG V30S ThinQ is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy J7 (2018), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy J7 (2018). If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Galaxy J7 (2018), giving up a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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