As we could see at the last IFA in Berlin, this year LG It has a serious contender in the high-end, which we already verified that the type held up quite well compared to the Galaxy Note 8. Its design makes it an alternative to the iPhone X something more affordable, quite interesting, but we are going to concentrate on this comparative in the model that will be more similar in price: iPhone 8 Plus vs. LG V30.
Designer
In the design section, we have already said it, the LG V30 is actually closer to the iPhone X than the 8 iPhone Plus, due to its front without frames, and the contrast with the latter is quite remarkable in this regard. They are quite similar in other respects, however, since the two combine glass and aluminum in their construction and can boast of being water resistant, in addition to having a fingerprint reader, although their location is different: on the phablet. from Apple is still on the front, as always, while on the front LGAs with most frameless phablets, it is located on the back.
Dimensions
One of the great advantages of frameless fronts is that the devices that wear them have a much better screen / size ratio and, indeed, although we will see that their screen is larger, the LG V30 it is a much less bulky device (15,84 x 7,81 cm against 15,17 x 7,54 cm) and what can be almost as important, much lighter (202 grams against 158 grams). The victory is made even when it comes to thickness, although the difference in this case is minimal and not worth taking too much into account (7,5 mm front 7,4 mm).
Screen
We have already told you that the screen of the LG V30 is bigger and the truth is that a quite remarkable difference (5.5 inches against 6 inches), but not the only one, because it must be taken into account that it also has a different aspect ratio, more elongated, and P-OLED panels, as well as a much higher resolution (1920 x 1080 against 2880 x 1440).
Unlimited
We will have to wait to see them in benchmarks and other speed and performance tests, but with an increase of 25% compared to the A10, it seems little risky to bet that with the A11 the phablets of Apple They will surpass their Android rivals in this section. In any case, if the iPhone 8 Plus ends up imposing itself on the LG V30 It will not be because it does not have hardware at the highest level, with a Snapdragon 835 eight-core and 2,45 GHz of maximum frequency and 4 GB of RAM.
Storage capacity
Another victory now for him LG V30 in the section of storage capacity, since it manages to equal the 64 GB of internal memory that the 8 iPhone Plus, but adds the option to use cards micro-SD, something that is still not an option on mobile devices from Apple .
Cameras
The technical specifications in the cameras section are quite similar, starting because in both cases we have dual cameras, although their configuration is a bit different, because in the 8 iPhone Plus we have two very similar sensors (with 12 SM both, although with different apertures, one of f / 1.8 and the other of f / 2.8), while in the LG V30 are more differentiated (one of 16 SM with aperture f / 1.6 and another of 13 SM with aperture f / 1.9). It will be easier to decide which works best when we can compare samples of both. On the front, the Apple phablet does have some advantage (7 SM against 5 SM).
Autonomy
The autonomy is much more than the battery capacity and only independent tests will be able to tell us which of the two is better, but from the outset the LG V30 part with a substantial advantage, with 3300 mAh, in front of 2675 mAh, which has been discovered that we have in the 8 iPhone Plus. It must be emphasized that consumption is an equally important factor, and it is to be expected that that of the screen of the LG V30 be higher.
iPhone 8 Plus vs LG V30: final balance of the comparison and price
The balance of this comparison is quite similar to what we did when facing the 8 iPhone Plus with the Galaxy S8 Plus, and is that, waiting to see what happens with the autonomy and the evaluations that each one makes about their respective cameras, the LG V30 It is a phablet with a larger screen and higher resolution in a more compact body, but perhaps less fluid, and these are the points that usually will attract the most attention. It also has in its favor, which sometimes turns out to be a very important detail, having a micro-SD card slot.
Added to them is the price difference, which this time is not so great because the LG V30 is a release as recent as the 8 iPhone Plus (in fact, we will have to wait a little longer to be able to buy it in our country), but it can still work in your favor: the phablet of Apple will be sold from 920 Euros and of LG from 800 Euros.
Here you can consult the complete technical sheet of the 8 iPhone Plus and the LG V30 yourselves.