LG V30 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Specs Comparison

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LG V30
LG V30 Xiaomi Mi 8
Released · Sep 21, 2017
Released · Jun 05, 2018
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.2-inch · 2248x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 256GB
3300 mAh
3400 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017 May 31, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm
6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g 6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
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, Gold, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 2248x1080px, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
6GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer 3400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+

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
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 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 (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 56 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
20 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
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
MIMO, 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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

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
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
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
Memory 8GB/128GB
Type 3000 mAh
Weight 6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Biometrics Optical in-screen fingerprint
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