LG V30 or LG V20 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | LG V30 | LG V20 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2017, August | 2016, September | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.97 in | 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.07 in | |
| Weight | 158 g | 5.57 oz | 174 g | 6.14 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Aluminum body (6000 series) | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Aurora Black, Cloud Silver, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet, Raspberry Rose | Titan, Silver, Pink | |
| Battery | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3200 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 420 EUR | 350 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 | 90.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 81.2% | 72.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2880 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 537 PPI | 513 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Other specs | - Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Always-on display |
- Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.1 inches | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Dual | |
| 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 |
-16 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/2.6'', laser AF, 3-axis OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.2'', no AF |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. | |
| 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, f/1.9 | |
| 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), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) | |
| GPU | Adreno 540 | Adreno 530 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - d | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM (V30+) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (V30) | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 396 | 306 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1313 | 539 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1290 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 521 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 365 | 293 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1490 | 659 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1866 | 1569 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6151 | 3492 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7480 | 6371 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 4033 | 1878 |
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 / 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) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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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 Cat6, Cat9 (3CA) or LTE-A Cat12 (3CA) 600/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Class 33 | Class 33 | |
| Edge | Class 33 | Class 33 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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) | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Music and Audio
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | FM radio, RDS (market dependen | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/192kHz audio -B&O Play certified -24-bit/48kHz audio recording -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 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, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port | |
| 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 |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - MIL-STD-810G compliant |
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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 |
- Versions: H990N (Hong Kong); H990DS (Global Dual-SIM); H910 (AT&T); H918 (T-Mobile); LS997 (Sprint); US996 (US Cellular); VS995 (Verizon); H990T (Mexico). Also known as LG V20 Dual H990DS/H990N with d |
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