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LG V30 review: LG’s 2017 cinema flagship — first FullVision V-series.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2017·$809
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#77 of 121
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A cinematographer’s LG.

V30 introduced Cine Video and full pOLED to LG’s V line. Burn-in issues hurt its long-term reputation.

01Display

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

TypeFullVision pOLED, 60 Hz
Size6.0 inches
Resolution2,880 × 1,440 px

02Camera

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

Main16 MP, f/1.6, OIS — fastest aperture of 2017
Ultrawide13 MP, f/1.9
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.

ChipsetSnapdragon 835
RAM4 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB + microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.

Capacity3,300 mAh
WiredQuick Charge 3.0
Wireless10 W

05Build

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

06Value

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

What works
  • Cine Video mode + Cine Effects.
  • Quad DAC for headphones.
  • IP68 + microSD + headphone jack.
  • Slim 158 g.
What doesn't
  • Burn-in on early units.
  • LG software slow.
  • Stopped at Android 10.
  • No 5G.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 121-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .