Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | $ 307.00 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.66 |
| 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 | 30.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG V30 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, having a 79.1 score against 73.1. The LG V30 construction is lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, even though it was released about 10 months before. LG V30 has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the LG V30 also has 2 GB more RAM.
LG V30 features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a lot better pixel number per display inch, a little bigger display and a way higher 1440 x 2880 resolution. The LG V30 captures slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, it also counts with a bigger aperture, a lot better video definition and a higher resolution back camera.
LG V30 has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and 32 GB more internal storage. The LG V30 has a battery lifetime that's just as good as Samsung Galaxy J7 Star's battery lifetime.
Although LG V30 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy LG V30, but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, letting go a couple specs and features.
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