LG G5 vs Samsung Galaxy M30

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  G5:

  LCD

  Galaxy M30:

  OLED

• Width

  G5: 1.2 mm narrower

  G5:

  73.9 mm

  Galaxy M30:

  75.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  G5: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

  G5:

  5.3 in

  Galaxy M30:

  6.4 in

• Chipset

  G5:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

  Galaxy M30:

  Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  G5:

  Dual

  Galaxy M30:

  Triple

• Depth

  G5: 0.7 mm thinner

  G5:

  7.7 mm

  Galaxy M30:

  8.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. G5

   Height:

   149.4 mm

   Width:

   73.9 mm

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

   Weight:

   159 g

2. 2. Galaxy M30

   Height:

   159 mm +9.6 mm versus G5

   Width:

   75.1 mm +1.2 mm versus G5

   Depth:

   8.4 mm +0.7 mm versus G5

   Weight:

   Unknown

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. G5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   77.4 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy M30

   Screen diagonal:

   6.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.5 cm²

Galaxy M30 has approximately 29.8% more rectangular screen area than G5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.