LG V30 vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison

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LG V30
LG V30 Samsung Galaxy A20
Released · Sep 21, 2017
Released · Apr 10, 2019
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.4-inch · 1560x720px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches
158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g) 5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Purple, Blue Black,Deep blue, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 268 PPI
Technology
P-OLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
81.21 % 84.95 %
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) Samsung Exynos 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

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
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
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
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 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
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP

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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share 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(AWS-3) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)
3G
Bands 5, 8, 2, 1 Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
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
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 19, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA205U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg
Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 250

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017

Alternative variants

Memory 128GB
for T-Mobile and Metro
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
for Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
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 US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
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