LG K30 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jun 07, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$180	$230

Design

Dimensions
5.85 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches 148.6 x 74.9 x 8.6 mm	6.03 x 3 x 0.34 inches 153.2 x 76.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.45% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 277 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	13 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	5, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 24, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ737A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg Phablet: 3.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile

System chip	MediaTek MT6750T (28 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T860 MP2
Memory	32GB
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP Aperture size: F2.4
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 20, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFX410PM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.74 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.13 W/kg

for TracFone Wireless

Memory	16GB

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 14

for T-Mobile

Memory	32GB
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	13 MP
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 66, 71
FCC approval	Date approved: Jun 05, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFX410TK
Measured SAR	Head: 0.83 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

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