LG V30 vs LG Q8 Specs Comparison

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LG V30
LG V30 LG Q8
Released · Sep 21, 2017
Released · Jul 21, 2017
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
5.2-inch · 2560x1440px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017 Jul 20, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm
5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
149 x 71.9 x 8 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g 5.15 oz / 146.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control
Colors
Black, Silver, Purple, Blue Gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 2560x1440px, 565 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
1.8 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual 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 (OIS, Laser autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
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
8 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 10 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
LED Dual 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 (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 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
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Step detector, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, Infrared, 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66 3, 7
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
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, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 128GB
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
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
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless