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Samsung Galaxy S9

LG V30

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LG V30

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 71
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2018, February 25. Released 2018, March 09 2017, August 31. Released 2017, December 05
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm (5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 P-OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~81.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Adreno 540
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.6, 30mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3-axis OIS
13 MP, f/1.9, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
5 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Tuned by AKG
32-bit/192kHz audio
B&O Play certified
24-bit/48kHz audio recording
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) Stereo FM radio with RDS
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh) Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
18W wired, PD2.0, QC3, 50% in 36 min
10W wireless
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue Aurora Black, Cloud Silver, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet, Raspberry Rose
SAR 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K H930, H931, H932, H933, VS996, US998, LS998U, LGM-V300L, LGM-V300K, LGM-V300S, LS998, AS998, H932PR, L-01K, H930DS
Price $ 102.99 / C$ 190.00 / £ 109.00 / € 107.69 About 500 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 250156 (v7)
GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 182374 (v7)
GeekBench: 6365 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 207000 (nominal), 4.022 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB Voice 66dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB Noise -93.2dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 78h Endurance rating 93h

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