Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-02-05 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and 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 |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The LG V30 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M20, getting a overall score of 79.1 against 78.9. The LG V30 is an older device than the Samsung Galaxy M20, but it is thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. The LG V30 features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy M20. Both of them have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The LG V30 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels. LG V30 features a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy M20, and although they both have equal internal storage, the LG V30 also has an external memory slot that admits up to 1,95 TB.
LG V30 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M20, because it has a larger sensor shooting higher quality photos and videos, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos, a way better video resolution and a camera in the back with more mega pixels. Galaxy M20 counts with a way better battery lifetime than LG V30, because it has a 52% larger battery capacity.
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