Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 394 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 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 |
| 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 Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than LG V30, having an 82.4 score against 79.1. The Galaxy M30 body is newer, but a little heavier and thicker than the LG V30. LG V30 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2880 resolution and a better pixels quantity per screen inch.
The LG V30 features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. LG V30 features just a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M30, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB.
LG V30 captures slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments, a way better video resolution, a back facing camera with more mega pixels and a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photos.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a very superior battery duration than LG V30, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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