The LG V30 is the latest flagship smartphone from LG. The device was launched late last year at the IFA conference in Berlin after a lot of teasers and rumours.

The LG V30 comes with high-end specs and features like the one of a kind OLED display, 4 GB of RAM, huge 3,300 mAh battery and badass dual camera quality. You can check the full specifications of the LG V30 smartphone in this post.
The LG V30 won’t go up for sale until September 21 but till then, we would be putting the device side by side with the Samsung flagship, the Galaxy Note 8. Let’s see if the specs and features of LG V30 can win an actual head-to-head battle.
But before you go on to the specs table, let me reveal it to you that the LG V30 is a worthy competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 flagship. The smartphone duo have quite a lot in common but going by the official specifications, the Galaxy Note 8 only trumps the LG V30 by having bigger screen, bigger RAM, better front camera and a S-Pen.
The LG V30 on the other hand has better display quality (higher pixel density), better rear camera, faster processor and even a bigger storage variant (with 128 GB ROM).
Apparently, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 may not be the best smartphone released in the month of August after all as the LG V30 stands as a stiff competitor.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs LG V30
/ Specifications | Samsung Galaxy Note 8 | LG V30 |
Device type |
Android smartphone |
Android smartphone |
Release date |
August 2017 | August 2017 |
Screen size | 6.3 inches |
6.0 inches |
Screen type |
Super AMOLED QHD+ capacitive touchscreen | P-OLED capacitive touchscreen |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Display resolution |
1440 x 2960 pixels | 1440 x 2880 pixels |
Pixel density | 521 ppi |
537 ppi |
Available colours |
Midnight Black
Maple Gold Orchid Grey Deep Sea Blue |
Cloud Silver Moroccan Blue |
Length |
162.5 mm | 151.7 mm |
Width | 74.8 mm |
75.4 mm |
Thickness |
8.6 mm | 7.4 mm |
Weight | 195 grams |
158 grams |
RAM |
6 GB | 4 GB |
Internal storage (ROM) | 64 GB |
64 GB and 128 GB |
Primary/ Rear camera |
Dual 12 MP + 12 MP camera | Dual 16 MP + 13 MP |
Secondary/ Front facing camera | Single 8 MP camera |
Single 5 MP camera |
Processor (CPU) |
2.35 GHz Octa core processor | 2.45 GHz Octa core processor |
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 540 |
Qualcomm Adreno 540 |
Chipset |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
SD card support | Yes (up to 256 GB) |
Yes (up to 256 GB) |
SIM support |
Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
SIM type | Nano SIM |
Nano SIM |
Operating system (OS) |
Android v7.1.1 Nougat | Android v7.1.2 Nougat |
Battery type | Lithium Ion (Li – ion) |
Lithium Ion (Li – ion) |
Battery capacity |
3,300 mAh | 3,300 mA |
Fast/ Quick charge | Yes |
Yes |
Wireless charging |
Yes | Yes |
Sensors | Fingerprint (front facing)
IRIS sensor Proximity sensor Heart rate sensor Compass Light sensor |
Fingerprint (rear mounted) Proximity Sensor Compass Accelerometer
Gyro |