More information about LG V30 to consider before buy this phone. Please note that we are not saying that LG V30 is bad, but we will try to tell about this phone from our point of view. This is phone start comes in the market at about September 2017. There are several pros and cons. This phone also call by LG V30 PLUS or H930. When the first time release in the market, the first Android operating system is Android Nougat version 7.1.2.
Goodness and Weakness of LG V30 display, design and camera
The display of LG V30 use 6 inches screen width. This screen size may become weakness for some users who do not like to have big screen smartphone, not easy to hold with one hand for navigation. But the bigger screen size can become goodness for anyone who like to have bigger screen smartphone. For us, the 6 inches LCD size is good point because we can get more bigger view when watch movie or playing games. The screen resolutions is qHD+ at 1440 x 2880 pixels. One important improvement at LG V30 (H930) is OLED screen type which will give more vivid color and smaller power consumption then other screen type. Some applications may not work full screen at LG V30 (H930) because the screen aspect ration is 18:9.
At the back side of the body we will find Dual Camera which are contain of 16 MP, with aperture number f/1.6, accurate laser & phase detection autofocus and anther camera at 13 MP with aperture number f/1.9 and have LED flash. The 13 megapixel camera comes without autofocus because it is work for wide angle photo capture when work together with 16 megapixel main camera. Aperture number is very important to take more bright pictures when the light situations is not too bright. More smaller the f number, then the real physically lens aperture will open more bigger. So it is one other advantages of LG V30 (H930) because it have aperture f/1.6 and f/1.9. Weakness of main camera is not have dual LED Flash, usually the Dual LED will give more natural for skin color. OIS is optical image stabilization, it is one other advantages at LG V30 (H930), it will help us to reduce handshake when taking pictures or record video.
Disadvantages of LG V30 front camera because it only have 5 megapixel, while some other brand give 8 mp or 13 mp or more for selfie photography. However, this phone still can take sharp pictures because the sensor size of LG V30 (H930) front camera is big at 1/5″ size.
Demerit of LG V30 (H930) camera is not have optical zoom. Right now optical zoom comes at several other high end smartphone, but LG V30 / LG V30 PLUS still do not have this features. However with bigger sensor size, the cropping images for digital zooming still makes sense at this phone.