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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a bit better than LG V30, getting a general score of 79.3 against 79.1. Even though Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a better cellphone than LG V30, it must be told that it's also an a lot older, a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker cellphone. Galaxy Note 5 has a bit better looking screen than LG V30, although it has a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit smaller display.
LG V30 counts with a quite superior processing power than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the LG V30 also has a larger number of faster cores. The LG V30 has a camera that's just as good as the Galaxy Note 5 one, because although the LG V30 has a smaller back camera sensor providing a worse image quality, and they both have a 16 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light photography and video.
LG V30 has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the LG V30 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1,95 TB. LG V30 counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 10% greater battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Note 5 is a better device, it costs more than LG V30, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the LG V30. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Galaxy Note 5, otherwise you can save some money and buy the LG V30, letting go a couple specs and features.
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