LG V30 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm	6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g)	5.86 oz (166.0 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, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Purple, Blue	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
P-OLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
81.21 %	85.24 %
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast 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	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 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 (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 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), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	25 MP Video capture: 1080p

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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, 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)	NFC, ANT+, 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	Dolby Atmos
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38, 40, 41
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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 11, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.34 W/kg Body: 0.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 350

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Feb 25, 2019

Alternative variants

Memory	128GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

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

with 6 GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

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 Verizon

4G (FDD)	Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)

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

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41
3G	Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1

Links

Full specifications
LG V30 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs
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