Motorola Moto Z3 vs LG V30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 03, 2018	Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$480

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm	5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	5.57 oz / 158.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Silver, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 30 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2018 FCC ID value: IHDT56XJ1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	128GB

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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