LG V30 vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Apr 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	3GB/64GB - $399

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Purple, Blue	Black, White, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Hexa-core Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 30 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

Memory	128GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$449

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$549

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 20, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFH932
Measured SAR	Head: 0.88 W/kg Body: 0.69 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.69 W/kg Phablet: 2.38 W/kg

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

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