Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The LG V30 is a little bit better than the Galaxy J8, having a 79.1 score against 76.7. LG V30's design is lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy J8, even though it was released about 9 months before. The LG V30 counts with a way better looking display than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the LG V30 also has a much higher number of pixels per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels.
LG V30 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J8. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. LG V30 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor shooting lower quality photos, and they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the LG V30 also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
LG V30 has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J8, and although they both have equal internal storage, the LG V30 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1,95 TB. Galaxy J8 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than LG V30, because it has a 3500mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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