LG V20 vs Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs Comparison

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LG V20	Samsung Galaxy A30
Released · Sep 29, 2016	Released · Mar 02, 2019
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px	6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Dual camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 64GB
3200 mAh	4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2016	Feb 25, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm	6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g)	5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 72.40% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Additional display
160 x1040 px, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8"	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2"	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 14, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA305F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.52 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon Wireless


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFVS995
Measured SAR	Head: 0.91 W/kg Body: 0.83 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.88 W/kg

with 32 GB storage


Memory	3GB/32GB

for Sprint, Boost Mobile


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 07, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFLS997
Measured SAR	Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFH918
Measured SAR	Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

for AT&T


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30
3G Bands	5, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFH910
Measured SAR	Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

International version


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
Radio	FM
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFH990
Measured SAR	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.86 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.39 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.86 W/kg

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