LG V30 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8

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Comparing the LG V30 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage 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 S8 runs at 2.3 GHz, making LG V30 Plus the better performer.


Display: LG V30 Plus offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S8 offers 5.8 inches, making LG V30 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG V30 Plus's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: LG V30 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S8 offers 12 MP, making LG V30 Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while LG V30 Plus offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S8 better for front camera photography.


Battery: LG V30 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S8 offers 3000 mAh, making LG V30 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while LG V30 Plus offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S8 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while LG V30 Plus has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2017
05 May, 2017
19 Sep, 2025

Performance

Snapdragon 835
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
OLED
Super AMOLED
Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x2880 px (QHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
18 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3300 mAh
3000 mAh
3692 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A
NVMe

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.3/10

Pros

  • Superb design
  • Good battery life
  • Great audio performance
  • Wide-angle camera is fun to use
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
  • Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
  • Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
  • A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

  • Sub-par selfie camera
  • Display is not the best in business
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life remains similar to last year
  • Lens flare in low light
  • Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.3/5
(3,478 ratings)
4.6/5
(30,966 ratings)
4.6/5
(29,409 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
2,250,422
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2017
(Official)
May 05, 2017
(Official)
Sep 19, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
iOS v26

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Apple A19
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Processor

Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
Mali-G71 MP20
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber

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
N/A
2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
16.0 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
4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
10.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1440x2880 px (QHD+)
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

537 ppi
568 ppi
458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.22 %
84.57 %
90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Design

Height

151.7 mm
148.9 mm
149.6 mm

Width

75.4 mm
68.1 mm
71.5 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.0 mm
7.95 mm

Weight

158 grams
155 grams
177 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle30 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX260 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size
13 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

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
8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3300 mAh
3000 mAh
3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: 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 2300(band 40)
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) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

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 MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
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
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

IRIS Scanner

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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