LG V30 vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$1300

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Silver, Purple, Blue	Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	3.6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad 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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
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 (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, 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

Alternative variants

Memory	128GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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

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