We finally got our hands on a retail unit and we used it to re-run all of our tests - we've updated the relevant review sections, benchmarks among them.
The LG V30 is powered by the Snapdragon 835 chipset - the proper current flagship SoC unlike the G6 which makes do with last year's 821. There are 4GB of RAM on board and that's the only option available - even the tricked out V30+ version that packs 128GB of storage 'only' has 4 gigs of RAM.
On the pre-production unit we were only able to run some of the usual benchmarks - LG had restricted internet access to benchmarking apps, and a lot of them don't want to start when offline. No such issues with the finalized V30.
We start off with benchmarking CPU performance in GeekBench. The single-core result is about average for the current crop of flagship - a few score higher, a few are below the V30 in the chart. There's a slight improvement here when compared to the G6's Snapdragon 821 chip.
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In the multi-core test the V30 is in the lower half of the chart, only managing to top the S835 version of the Galaxy S8+ and the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2. The rest of the flagships are ahead of the V30, with the Note8 and Mate 10 Pro leading the pack.
Higher is better
The less than impressive showing continues into Basemark OS II 2.0, which can be used as a gauge for overall performance. Here, the V30 places dead last among this season's favorites. It is still ahead of the V20 and G6, so that's something.
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Antutu paints a different picture of the V30, a more favorable one. Here the LG handset is in the upper half of the chart, on par with the Note8 and the Mate 10. The HTC U11+ occupies the top spot with the OnePlus 5T a close second.
Higher is better
In the graphics department, the V30's scores are a little below average. Basemark X places the V30 second to last with only the S835 Galaxy S8+ behind it. The Exynos version of the Samsung phone is in the lead, but S835 devices are a step ahead of LG's offering too.
Higher is better
In Basemark ES 3.1 the V30 shows more brawn and punches as strong as the other S835 contenders. Exynos and Kirin rule here though, represented by the Note8, S8+ and a couple of Mates.
Higher is better
The onscreen GFXBench results of the V30 are the odd frame per second short of the competition, though the LG phone still inches ahead of the Galaxy S8+ in Snapdragon trim. The Exynos versions are typically ahead and so is the Kirin-equipped Mate 10 non-Pro. The Pro, as well as other FullHD phones are, predictably, in the lead.
Higher is better
Higher is better
Higher is better
It's quite easy to sum up the LG V30 benchmark performance - flagship-grade, minus 5-10 percent. The V30 is packing top quality hardware, it's just the tuning that's a notch below the competition. No harm, really, but it does make it look bad in the charts.
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