Nokia N96 vs LG V30 (Signature)
Side by side comparison between Nokia N96 vs LG V30 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.8"
TFT
TFT
240x320
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
128MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
950
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
6"
POLED
POLED
1440x2880
16
MP
MP
5mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3300
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? LG V30 (Signature)
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3 Advantages 
31 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus / LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus |
| Accelerometer |
| 3.5mm jack |
| FM (RDS) |
| Digital TV |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
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| Model | Nokia N96 | V30 (Signature) |
| Other model names | Nokia N96 US, Nokia N96-3 RM-247 | LG V30 Signature edition 256GB, LGV300L, LG-V300L, LG Joan |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  South Korea |
| Brand | Nokia | LG |
| Release date | 9/4/2008 | 12/7/2017 |
| Depth | 18 millimeters (0.71 inches) | 7.6 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 55 x 103 millimeters (2.17 x 4.06 in) | 75.4 x 151.7 millimeters (2.97 x 5.97 in) |
| Weight | 125 grams (4.38 ounces) | 189 grams (6.62 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Waterproof (IP?) |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | P-OLED |
| Screen size | 2.8" inches | 6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~42.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~81.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 1440x2880 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 143 PPI | 537 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.3 S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: STMicroelectronics Nomadik STn8815A12 | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (MSM8998) (10nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 264MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.45GHz Kryo 280 (Quad-core) 4x 1.9GHz Kryo 280 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 540 (670-710MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 16GB | 256GB (245GB available) |
| External storage | Until 160GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 1024/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat16 700/850/1800/2100/2600 (Bands 1,3,5,7,17,28) TD-LTE 2300/2600 (Bands 38,40) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | (dual camera) 16 megapixels 13MP f/1.9 |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.6 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS (3-axis): Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo/video and HDR photo on front camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | QVGA (320x240) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/5" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Digital TV | Digital TV |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, 3GP, RV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, AAC, M4A | MP3, WAV, OGG, eAAC+, WMA, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 3.1 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | 3.5mm (same audio output) | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5F | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 950 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 2.5 hours | 22 hours |
| Standby | 200 hours (8.3 days) | 440 hours (18.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Silver, Quartz • Carl Zeiss optics • N-Gage compatible • TV DVB-H Class C (470-750MHz) • Document viewer Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • Ceramic body • LG UX 6.0+ • Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant • Always-on display • 32-bit/192kHz audio • Fast battery charging: 50% in 36min • Quick Charge 3.0 • Qi wireless charging • IP68 certified: dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30min • MIL-STD-810G militar certified • T-DMB TV (korean standard) |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia N96 | LG V30 (Signature) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |