Older flagship · 2017

LG V30

From ₦85,000 to ₦120,000 · 5 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6″ AMOLED · 60Hz

835 4 / 64 GB

3300 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 2 rear · 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the LG V30 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.0″ · AMOLED · 1440 × 2880 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.0"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 2880 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.45 GHz · Adreno 540

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

342,500

v10

GeekBench

6,365

Graphics test

GFXBench 13 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.45 GHz

GPU

Adreno 540

Process

10 nm

CPU layout

4x Kryo 280 2.45 GHz + 4x Kryo 280 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 5 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

16 MP f/1.6

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/1.9

Front camera

5 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX351 Exmor RS, 1/3.09", 1µm

Entry-level sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3300 mAh · 18 W wired · 10 W wireless

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3300 mAh

Lab endurance

93:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Wireless charging

10 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

158 g · 7.3 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

151.7 mm

Width

75.4 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

Weight

158 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

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How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone X

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1440 × 2880 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

22% larger battery capacity

3,300 mAh vs 2,716 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

158 g vs 174 g

Lower benchmark score

343k vs 598k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

343k vs 202k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Entry-level tier

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Super AMOLED panel

Lower-res main camera

16 MP · f/1.6 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

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Where to buy

5 sellers·Used from ₦85,000

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Jiji Used

₦85,000

Lowest of 5 Fair for used

Yhujay Gadgets and Hub

7.1 yrs · 24 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦90,000

Fair for used

PROMISE GADGET

1.4 yrs · 25 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦90,000

Fair for used

JUDYBEST GADGETS

2.9 yrs · 73 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦120,000

Fair for used

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦95,000

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Ozoemena Muoka

64GB

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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