LG V30S ThinQ vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$930	$1099 | €1150

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.65 mm (~11.25 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	8.47 oz / 240.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue	Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.97% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR	OLED, Variable 10-120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2409
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5941
3D Mark High
Untested	2990
3D Mark Low
Untested	2266

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Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4352 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

18h 52min

Video

10h 23min

Gaming

10h 29min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.65'' Pixel size: 1.9 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

136

Overall

138

Photo

135

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E4003A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

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