LG V30 vs HTC U11 life Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Nov 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$349

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm	5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches 149.09 x 72.9 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	5.01 oz / 142.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
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	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Purple, Blue	Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 68.58% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR	S-LCD
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 508
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	2600 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

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	16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0
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 (30 fps), 1080p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Autofocus, 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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 20, 2017 FCC ID value: NM82Q3F300
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.59 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.31 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	128GB

Memory	4GB/64GB
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s)
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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

for T-Mobile and MetroPCS

HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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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