Older flagship · 2018

LG V30S ThinQ

Name: LG V30S ThinQ
Brand: LG

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

An older flagship with a compact body and an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and slow 18W charging show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength Compact high-end size, AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (3300mAh), 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6″ AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 835 6 / 128 GB

3300 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 2 rear · 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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What stands out

Compact high-end phone — rare mix of small size and strong performance

Pro camera extras: RAW, manual focus

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

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

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

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

342,500

v10

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

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

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

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Wireless charging

10 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

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

USB

USB-C

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone XS

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1440 × 2880 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

24% larger battery capacity

3,300 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

158 g vs 177 g

Lower benchmark score

343k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Super AMOLED panel

Lower benchmark score

343k vs 416k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

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Performance

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

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How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone XS

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