LG V30 vs LG Stylus 3 Comparison and Differences
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LG V30
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LG V30 or LG Stylus 3 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | LG V30 | LG Stylus 3 | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2017, August | 2016, December | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.97 in | 155.6 x 79.8 x 7.4 mm | 6.13 x 6.13 x 3.14 in | |
Weight | 158 g | 5.57 oz | 149 g | 5.26 oz | |
Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Plastic body | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Aurora Black, Cloud Silver, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet, Raspberry Rose | Titan, Pink gold | |
Battery | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3200 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
Approximate price | 420 EUR | 200 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | P-OLED | IPS LCD | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6" in | 5.7" in | |
Screen area | 92.9 cm2 | 89.6 cm2 | |
Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 81.2% | 72.1% | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2880 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 537 PPI | 258 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | ||
Other specs | - Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Always-on display |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -16 MP, f/1.6, 30mm (wide), 1.0µm, 3-axis OIS, PDAF & laser AF -13 MP, f/1.9, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF |
-13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF | |
Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video | 1080p@30fps | |
DxOMark Main Score | 84 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 90 | ||
DxOMark Video | 73 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 5 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/5'', 1.12µm | 5 MP, Stylus 3, / 8 MP, Stylo 3, M400DK | |
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 6 | Android 7.0 (Nougat) | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | - Mediatek MT6750 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) - LS777 |
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CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - M400DK -Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - LS777 |
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GPU | Adreno 540 | Mali-T860MP2 - M400DK Adreno 505 - LS777 |
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External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - d | microSD, up to 256 GB | |
Internal memory | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM (V30+) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (V30) | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM (M400DK) 2 GB RAM (K10 Pro, LS777) |
Benchmark
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 396 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1313 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1290 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 521 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 365 | 101 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1490 | 378 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1866 | 623 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6151 | 2557 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7480 | 1770 | |
GeekBench 4 Battery | 4033 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 71(600) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - LS777 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LS777 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - M400DK -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS777 LTE band 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300) - M400DK |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
GPRS | Class 33 | Yes | |
Edge | Class 33 | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.1, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS; reco | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - 32-bit/192kHz audio -B&O Play certified -24-bit/48kHz audio recording -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
Other extras |
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0) -Wireless charging 10W - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant |
- --Stylus |
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Versions |
- Versions: H930 (Europe); H930DS (Hong Kong); H933 (Canada); H931 (АТ&Т); H932 (T-Mobile); VS996 (Verizon); US998 (US Cellular); LS998U (Sprint) Other versions: LG V30+ with 128 GB st |
- Also known as LG Stylo 3, LG K10 Pro Versions: LS777 (Boost Mobile); M400DK (India) |
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