Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs LG V30 Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs LG V30 Plus 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: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while LG V30 Plus runs at 2.45 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while LG V30 Plus offers 6 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG V30 Plus's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: LG V30 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 12 MP, making LG V30 Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while LG V30 Plus offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while LG V30 Plus offers 3300 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while LG V30 Plus offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while LG V30 Plus is rated 8.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while LG V30 Plus has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Mar, 2018
18 Dec, 2017
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Snapdragon 835
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
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
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle 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
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3300 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

9.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous design and display
  • Fantastic camera, even in low light
  • Powerful performance
  • Features such as 3.5mm port and dual-SIM support
  • Superb design
  • Good battery life
  • Great audio performance
  • Wide-angle camera is fun to use
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
  • AR Emojis are barely useful
  • Average battery life
  • Sub-par selfie camera
  • Display is not the best in business
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(39,312 ratings)
4.3/5
(3,478 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

248,237
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
Dec 18, 2017
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.7 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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
10 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18
Adreno 540
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

248,237
N/A
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
OLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 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
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi
537 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.99 %
81.22 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

158.1 mm
151.7 mm
162.7 mm

Width

73.8 mm
75.4 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.3 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

189 grams
158 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
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
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle30 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
13 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
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
Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very 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 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
3300 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB
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: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
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)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
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)
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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

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Stylus

Yes
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

IRIS Scanner

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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