Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG V30

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG V30 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG V30 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S8 runs at 2.3 GHz, making LG V30 the better performer.

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

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

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

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

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG V30 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Samsung Galaxy S8

₹49,990

(Out of Stock)

LG V30

₹47,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

05 May, 2017

N/A

11 Jun, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895	Snapdragon 835	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	P-OLED	Extreme AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)	1440x2880 px (QHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	13 MP Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP	50 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3300 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.6/5

(30,966 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

May 05, 2017

(Official)

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP20

Adreno 540

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

P-OLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

1440x2880 px (QHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

18:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

568 ppi

537 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.57 %

81.22 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

148.9 mm

151.7 mm

162.7 mm

Width

68.1 mm

75.4 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

7.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

155 grams

158 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

13 MP
f/1.9

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

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