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LG V30 vs LG K51 Specs Comparison

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LG V30	LG K51
Released · Sep 21, 2017	Released · May 06, 2020
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px	6.5-inch · 1560x720px
Dual camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	3GB · 32GB
3300 mAh	4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm	6.57 x 3.07 x 0.33 inches 166.9 x 77.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g)	7.17 oz (203.4 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Purple, Blue	Titan gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 264 PPI
Technology
P-OLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
81.21 %	79.70 %
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	IMG PowerVR GE8320
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	3GB
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 50 GB	32GB, available to use: 18 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), LG UX UI	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple 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	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	DTS:X Virtual Surround
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 16, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFL555DL
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg Phablet: 3.96 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 200
In The Box
	Charger, USB Cable, SIM Ejector

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	May 06, 2020

Alternative variants


Internal storage	128GB

for Boost Mobile


OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

for Verizon Wireless


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for Verizon


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)
MSRP	$ 170

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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 Metro


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for AT&T


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Links

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