LG V30 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A50

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Comparing the LG V30 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A50 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG V30 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A50 runs at 2.3 GHz, making LG V30 Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while LG V30 Plus offers 6 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG V30 Plus's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 25 MP, while LG V30 Plus offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while LG V30 Plus offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while LG V30 Plus offers 3300 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while LG V30 Plus offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: LG V30 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A50 is rated 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A50 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while LG V30 Plus has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2017
02 Mar, 2019
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 835
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2880 px (QHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
25 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
25 MP
50 MP

Battery

3300 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
15W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Superb design
  • Good battery life
  • Great audio performance
  • Wide-angle camera is fun to use
  • Excellent display
  • Capable cameras
  • Streamlined software experience
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Sub-par selfie camera
  • Display is not the best in business
  • Performance could've been better
  • Overshadowed by the competition
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5
(3,478 ratings)
4.4/5
(100,914 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
143,399
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2017
(Official)
Mar 02, 2019
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
10 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
143,399
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x2880 px (QHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

537 ppi
403 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.22 %
84.97 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.6 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

151.7 mm
158.5 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.4 mm
74.5 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.7 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

158 grams
166 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle30 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
25 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.726 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
13 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera13 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5288 x 3968 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3300 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.335 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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