LG V30S ThinQ vs Apple iPhone 14 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Sep 07, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$930	$899 | €1199

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 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm (~11.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	7.16 oz / 203.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
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	Midnight, Purple, Starlight, (Product) RED, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.97% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, 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

PhoneArena Display Test

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 15 Bionic (4 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 (LPDDR5)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2170
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5112
3D Mark High
Untested	2817
3D Mark Low
Untested	2244

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Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4325 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 49min

Browsing

14h 51min

Video

10h 53min

Gaming

8h 18min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual 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, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm 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) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual 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, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

134

Photo

141

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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 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, 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, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
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, Multiple speakers
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, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, 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, 25, 26, 28, 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, 8
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
SIM type
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 22, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8139A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	256GB

With 256Gb internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, 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, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

Links

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