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LG V30+ 128GB $399, Motorola One Vision $̶4̶4̶9̶, Samsung Galaxy S10+ 512GB $̶1̶3̶9̶9̶ @ JB Hi-Fi

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LG V30+ 128GB $399, Motorola One Vision $̶4̶4̶9̶, Samsung Galaxy S10+ 512GB $̶1̶3̶9̶9̶ @ JB Hi-Fi
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PLarrytheretard on 09/09/2019 - 11:15 jbhifi.com.au (8411 clicks)
Last edited 17/09/2019 - 22:02 by 3 other users

Update: the LG V30+ is back on sale for a limited time.

JB HIFI 5 Day Price Madness Catalogue

* Other Phones On sale

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 512GB $1399, was $1849 (Note: 4G LTE model, Telstra Variant)

Motorola One Vision 128GB Handset $449, was $499

Mod: See previous deal on LG V30 Plus for discussion.

Specifications

BASIC SPECIFICATIONS
Colour - Aurora Black, Raspberry Rose
Operating System - Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
Storage - 128GB
RAM - 4GB
Battery - 3300mAh (Supports Fast Charging)
Processor - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU - Adreno 540
Expandable Memory - Yes (MicroSD)
Water & Dust Resistant - Yes (IP68 Certified)
SIM Card Type - Nano SIM Card
Dual SIM - Yes

DISPLAY
Screen Size - 6"
Resolution - 2880 x 1440
Display Type - OLED

CAMERA
Rear Camera - Dual cameras:
13MP Wide Angle (120°)
16MP Standard Angle (F1.6 / 71°)
Front Camera - 5MP Wide Angle
Rear Flash - Yes
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
Dimensions (L x W x H) - 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm
Weight - 158g

CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth - Yes (5.0 BLE)
USB - Type-C
NFC - Yes
GPS - A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Operating Frequencies - 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G: 3G (HSPA+ Cat. 24, HSUPA Cat. 6) WCDMA (FDD 1/2/5/8)
4G: LTE (FDD 1/3/5/7/8/20/28) LTE (TDD 38/39/40/41)

AUDIO & VIDEO
3.5mm Audio Jack - Yes
Hi-Fi DAC - Yes
Audio Formats - AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MP3, MP2, Vorbis(OGG), PCM/ADPCM, WMA, AC3/EC3, DSD, ALAC, OPUS
Video Formats - H.263, MPEG4, H.264, HEVC, VP8

SENSORS
Sensors - Fingerprint, Accelerometer, Gyro

IN THE BOX
Battery - Embedded
SIM Tool - Yes
User Manual - Downloadable
Quick Start Guide - Yes
Charger - Yes
Data Cable - Yes
Handsfree Earphones - Yes

Mod Note: LG V30+ and Motorola One Vision available Online now.

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closed Comments

  • Tacooo on 09/09/2019 - 11:26

    I'm just waiting for the comments on boot looping to come rolling in without proof.

  • Pab23q on 09/09/2019 - 11:29
    +44

    "My boot Looping baby is drivin' me crazy
    My obsession from a Western, my dance floor date"

    • Jack D Price on 09/09/2019 - 11:45
      +2

      Just had 1998 flashbacks… woah

      • Pab23q on 09/09/2019 - 11:53
        +1

        LOL shows our age

    • syswong on 09/09/2019 - 17:40
      +1

      Classic man!! Start a petition and ask them to tour Australia!!

  • BennyHe2018 on 09/09/2019 - 11:30
    +24

    Cheaper than the ipod touch 128G. Also with integrated DAC. Good deal for music lovers:D

    • capslock janitor on 09/09/2019 - 12:56
      +6

      This can make calls too!

    • Dropbear67 on 09/09/2019 - 14:09

      I have a G6 as my DAP and it's awesome .. the Hifi DAC in these units are awesome.

    • Supercool on 09/09/2019 - 14:25

      Currently using a htc10 as my work audio source, is this much better?

    • Diji1 on 17/09/2019 - 22:31
      -1

      Also with integrated DAC

      Every device with a headphone jack has an integrated DAC.

      The DAC in this device sounds like every other DAC: the same. A $2 DAC sounds the same as a $2,000 DAC.

      https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/high-end-pc-audio,3733-…

      The science behind transforming digital samples into an analogue signal is completely understood. You cannot get better than perfect.

      • rygle on 21/09/2019 - 09:22

        Some audio boffins get very very upset by stuff like that. I tried to explain LossyWAV/LossyFLAC to some people on the MusicBee forum and about five people just started attacking me because they thought the whole format was invalid. They didn't care that MusicBee already ripped to that format and all I was asking for was to keep the file suffix .lossy.flac in certain sorting operations. It was just an abomination to them.

      • rygle on 21/09/2019 - 09:24

        Actually, I think the bit some people might like about this phone's DAC is not the DAC, but the amplification section that can cope with high impedance headphones etc.

  • alz on 09/09/2019 - 11:31
    +1

    How is the camera on this?
    How does it compare with s8+?

    • steven231 on 09/09/2019 - 11:42
      +7

      Both are the same generation phones.
      Snapdragon 835 the direct competitor to Exynos 8895
      So expect similar performance. I've read that the rear cameras are pretty decent, but the front is crap. You can easily youtube some videos for a camera test.

      • LauralHardy on 09/09/2019 - 12:07
        +8

        The LG camera app does the camera no favours, you can easily load up the pixel camera app that improves things.

        I have had the V30+ for about 6 months its a very good phone for the money.

        Pie update was pushed to Australia 3 weeks ago I've had no problems with it other than it kills old themes as it updates to UX8, very stable.

        • [Deactivated] on 09/09/2019 - 12:56
          +10

          While sure LG auto camera is lacking please don't dismiss their app so quickly… For people who like manual modes it's among the best. I have a G6 and often use GCAM though sometimes even it gets things wrong and I just go manual mode for the result I want

          • LauralHardy on 09/09/2019 - 14:03
            +1

            @[Deactivated]: Fair enough but like most people I generally use the phone camera in Auto mode but yes, as you say when you load up GCAM we now have a choice.

            The V30+ LG UX is happy to co-exist with Google pixel apps.

        • capslock janitor on 09/09/2019 - 13:00
          +1

          My G7 updated to Android 9 too.
          I hate that it no longer "pins" my apps to recently used properly.

          The pinning feature turns off itself randomly also when I update the app.
          Android 8 did not do that!

    • striker5950 on 09/09/2019 - 11:42

      camera is good, the FRONT camera however sucks donkey B@llz

      • ego22 on 09/09/2019 - 14:01
        +2

        wow, i gota see that

        • banana365 on 09/09/2019 - 15:50
          +3

          There are web sites that cater for activities like that.

      • Steptoe on 09/09/2019 - 14:02
        +3

        Might go halves in one with my Donkey

      • nick90 on 10/09/2019 - 08:25

        I think it's on par with my old Axon 7. The Axon 7 front camera wasn't anything amazing ether.

    • Caped Baldy on 09/09/2019 - 11:50

      I don't have the s8+ so can't compare. But you can install gcam with nightsight via an apk.

    • Sapiens on 09/09/2019 - 12:29
      +7

      I have this phone. I think the camera is excellent, and the wide angle camera is insansely useful for me (construction). My girl has the s8, IMHO the camera is on par.

    • waterbottled on 09/09/2019 - 14:39
      -4

      camera is crap, dont trust the people here.

      • Ulysses31 on 09/09/2019 - 20:13
        +5

        Keep smoking

  • Lizard Spock on 09/09/2019 - 11:31
    +19

    I got this phone from the last $399 Jb deal (upgraded from iPhone SE). I am so happy with it. Now I am trying to convince my wife to leave the Appleverse

    • Rochie on 09/09/2019 - 11:53
      +3

      I'm in the exact same situation haha. Although she did have a play around with mine and enjoyed it.

      • capslock janitor on 09/09/2019 - 12:55
        +7

        Although she did have a play around with mine and enjoyed it.

        Same here, but it's my hand.

    • lostn on 10/09/2019 - 13:01
      +1

      It's relatively rare for people to leave the Appleverse. They get their hooks into you early and make it hard to leave. Especially if they also have Macbooks and other Apple products.

      • Lizard Spock on 10/09/2019 - 19:53
        +1

        We have no other Apple products so it was easy for me.

  • bisaya on 09/09/2019 - 11:34
    +4

    Wow what a price.

    Now I’m torn between these 4 similar priced phones.

    mi 9, Reno z, a50 and this lg .

    Leaning towards the Reno Z. Is the LG better camera?

    • itslittfam on 09/09/2019 - 11:37

      thanks for reading my mind haha I was also pondering on the camera quality

    • drakarn_123 on 09/09/2019 - 11:48
      +1

      edit: i should add that the reason i wouldn't have got this is because i loved the bokeh on my oppo r11s, and found the mi9 bokeh to be much worse

      i have a mi9 and the camera was the main reason i got this, however this is my opinion:

      in ideal lighting, the "normal" camera is really good

      its extremely hard to get a decent photo using portrait/bokeh. the shutter/processing is has a big delay, it blurs easy, and it also uses the telephoto so you have to be really far back from the subjects to get a reasonable photo. i also think the blurring is not very intelligent. i rate it lower than my old oppo r11s which took much better portrait photos. in low light, portrait mode is total garbage

      photos blur a lot when lighting isn't optimal (no matter which mode). had i tried the phone in store (if it was possible at the time) i probably wouldn't have got this phone because the camera doesn't perform how i was expecting. (i think the glowing dxomark review must have been paid for)

      there's also no physical OIS which i hear negatively impacts this camera

      videos however, are amazing, the software image stabilisation is unreal. i have taken videos while running and you wouldn't even know it because the stabilisation is really damn good

      i have no input for your other options, good luck!

    • Smokey010 on 09/09/2019 - 11:48
      -4

      Surely camera is better in Reno Z among all.

    • Victorious on 09/09/2019 - 11:58

      I was in similar situation and went for A70 (got it for $450 - it has bigger screen) and I have no complaints.

    • Morven on 09/09/2019 - 12:03
      +1

      Reno Z doesn't have wireless charging (V30+ does have it). I have two wireless chargers so this is an important factor for me in choosing a phone.

      • OzSikh on 09/09/2019 - 14:19
        +3

        V30+ is also IP68 rated

    • cobrakai on 09/09/2019 - 12:41
      -3

      mi 9 slays them

    • ingster on 09/09/2019 - 13:07
      +1

      Mi 9 is easily the fastest, has the latest chipset and probably has a better camera as well.

    • morgs640 on 09/09/2019 - 14:36
      -2

      Mi 9 wins almost all categories plus is not 2 years old.

    • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 09/09/2019 - 14:45

      Similar price? Mi 9 is heaps more expensive?

      • bisaya on 10/09/2019 - 09:39

        got confused with the Mi 9T. It's only $50 more for that Mi 9 T

    • willyroo on 12/09/2019 - 09:33

      We have Reno Z and Mi 9T (with the pop-up selfie).
      Mi 9T is faster than Reno Z
      Mi 9T with GCam APK has a far superior rear camera, especially low light video.
      Bloatware ~ on both - easily solved with Nova Launcher or Launcher 10

      Both are amazing for the $401 we paid for the Reno Z (Sydney Mobiles ebay) and $419 we paid for the Mi 9T (Tobydeals)

  • KentT on 09/09/2019 - 11:37
    +29

    Upgradable to Android 9 Pie
    128GB Storage
    4GB RAM
    2880 x 1440 6" OLED display
    IP68 waterproof
    USB-C
    NFC
    wireless charging

    $399 is definitely a bargain.

    • morgs640 on 09/09/2019 - 14:36
      +8

      And Band 28!

    • Ulysses31 on 09/09/2019 - 20:23
      +2

      This ^

      I agonised over choosing my new phone. 3 years between jumps. It was like piggy in the middle, with like 5-10 equally awesome in different ways.

      Got it from the last JB deal, with gift cards. It's like Xmas day every day.

  • Yeahjono on 09/09/2019 - 11:38
    +4

    Got this phone for the wife from an Oz-bargain deal earlier this year. Great phone for this value, its still running strong. Camera is pretty good, the front facing one is a little crappy, but the camera on the back is great

    • waterbottled on 09/09/2019 - 11:53
      +2

      my experience with this phone is the cameras were really bad (coming from a huawei mate 10). it's low light pics were especially horrendous. Moved to a google pixel 3 and the difference is night and day.

      • exc3113nce on 09/09/2019 - 12:34
        +7

        You should probably make sure you're comparing day to day and night to night :P Pixel 3 user here, how good is the camera!

      • Yeahjono on 10/09/2019 - 09:54
        +1

        hmm yeah, I should of said the back camera is great - for the price of the phone. It isn't as good as the top tiers phone of Googles /Samsung/Apple etc

  • djevoultion on 09/09/2019 - 11:39
    +3

    Excellent price for an excellent phone

  • OfTheOverflow on 09/09/2019 - 11:43
    +4

    I'd love to say I haven't had any problems with mine, but day 2 into my trip to Cambodia the battery has completely died. Same thing happened to my LG Nexus 5 a few years ago. Maybe I'm just unlucky, shouldn't be a hassle getting it serviced back home.

    Otherwise a brilliant phone, especially for people who love listening to music.

    • giventofly on 09/09/2019 - 11:49
      +2

      shouldn't be a hassle getting it serviced back home.

      Oh, boy. You've never dealt with Evertec. They're horrible.

      I hope you have a good experience. I certainly didn't

      • Tacooo on 09/09/2019 - 12:03
        +5

        I hope Evertec have their goddamn building burn down. Absolute waste of space they are.

        • giventofly on 09/09/2019 - 12:37
          +4

          What's your horror story?

          My V20 (which I loved) developed very bad image ghosting. Started off only being able to see it on grey screens, but then it was noticeable most of the time - took it to JB (who were excellent) and evertec sent it back twice (over a 4 week period) after saying "Image ghosting is normal for LCD screens".

          JB said "stuff it", and to go choose another phone.

          • Tacooo on 09/09/2019 - 12:49
            +6

            @giventofly: Exactly the same story. Ghosting quite obviously evident by JB HiFi. Sent it to Evertec - "ghosting develops naturally on OLED screens and is not covered under warranty". Well for one, it's not OLED you incompetent pricks, and two, yes it damn well is.

            Sent it back another two times and got it back the third time after being told it had been replaced. Checked the scratches I knew were on the screen from before (good memory) while in store and they matched the scratches on my old screen so it hadn't been replaced at all. Also the ghosting was evident still.

            Told JB if they tried sending it back to them again and didn't replace it right then and there I was filing a suit with VCAT on one of their display laptops. Got a refund within 10 minutes.

            All-in-all I wasted a month of my life fighting with those useless pricks.

            • capslock janitor on 09/09/2019 - 13:04
              +1

              @Tacooo: My G7 sometimes scrolls by itself. That's my horror story.
              And the bottom half doesn't seem to respond to clicks as well not sure if it's software or hardware

            • scottishdave on 09/09/2019 - 15:16

              @Tacooo: When I had issues with Evertec and Harney Norman, I contacted LG and made a complaint and the issue got addressed the following day.

          • capslock janitor on 09/09/2019 - 13:03

            @giventofly: That's a happy ending

          • Skinnerr on 09/09/2019 - 13:11
            +1

            @giventofly: I was actually going to get a v20 as you can still get them on ebay as they are the last flagship phone yo have a removable battery, while still having a lot of the features this v30 has. But at only $100 more for this I think I'll go the v30. Im still using a 5 year old Sony Xperia z2 haha so this will be quite an upgrade.

            • giventofly on 09/09/2019 - 13:54
              +1

              @Skinnerr: Absolutely it will. I wouldn't go the V20, it's too old - I have a V30 and it is still really snappy.

            • terrys on 09/09/2019 - 14:06
              +1

              @Skinnerr: V20 has infra-red remote, SD slot rather than shared second SIM slot, and replacable battery. V30 loses that, but does prove it is possible to get better sound than even the V20, has a more reliable fingerprint sensor, is water-proof(ish) and is quite a bit snappier.

              That said, I miss the second screen

              • Tacooo on 09/09/2019 - 14:19

                @terrys: Almost everything about the V20 was better but unfortunately they've moved away from all those goodies.

              • capslock janitor on 09/09/2019 - 19:01

                @terrys:

                infra-red

                Damn I may need to downgrade. Or I watch too much TV.

                Also to something with smaller display than 6"

  • keejoonc on 09/09/2019 - 11:55
    +7

    Good price but "was $799" made me chuckle.

    • Larrytheretard on 09/09/2019 - 11:58
      +1

      Changed it to usually

      • Ulysses31 on 09/09/2019 - 20:27

        I saw that, and chuckled. It's maybe worse.

        Ozbargainers know the usual price.

  • kehuehue on 09/09/2019 - 12:00

    the plus version is not on gsm arena for specs :(

    want to sell my A20 as its 720p which sucks

    • Larrytheretard on 09/09/2019 - 12:05
      +1

      It is the same specs as the v30

      • Tacooo on 09/09/2019 - 12:05
        -2

        Only because it is the V30 but with dual sim.

    • Tacooo on 09/09/2019 - 12:05
      +1

      The V30+ is just the dual sim variant. Confusing marketing but the correct page is here.

      • [Deactivated] on 09/09/2019 - 12:25
        +13

        V30+ is the 128GB variant. V30 has 64GB. V30+ models with single sim are sold in Europe, US, and Africa.

        • Tacooo on 09/09/2019 - 12:27
          +1

          Ah well there ya go. Even more confusing than I imagined. Didn't think there was a 64GB variant.

  • TwentyTwoCarats on 09/09/2019 - 12:01
    +4

    The "usually $799" is just wrong now lol

  • jackwilk on 09/09/2019 - 12:17
    +1

    should be getting cheaper now… I paid just over $400 4-5 months ago

    • plmko on 09/09/2019 - 12:30
      +2

      Well now it's under $400 so…

    • xoom on 09/09/2019 - 12:32
      +2

      Well it might have been. If the AU dollar hasnt tanked.

  • sc00bie on 09/09/2019 - 12:32
    +1

    How many of these phones are there…

    Its current version is a V50 I'm waiting for V40 to drop to this price…

    • kehuehue on 09/09/2019 - 13:00

      There is a v50? So this is two generations old, hmm makes it a hard buy then

      • terrys on 09/09/2019 - 14:08

        Would recording up to 132 Db cleanly help?

        • kehuehue on 09/09/2019 - 14:17

          nah not into audio that much. how would software updates hold up? android pie is still in the pipeline and we have 10 already

  • newbiesh on 09/09/2019 - 12:32
    +3

    Great phone got one

  • Kapinny on 09/09/2019 - 12:58
    +2

    Love a dac

  • whitelie on 09/09/2019 - 13:04

    Just in time, was weighing up my options over the weekend for a new phone, was spewing I missed it last time around and couldn't justify ~$500. Will pick one up, thanks OP!

  • tsunamisurfer on 09/09/2019 - 13:07
    +1

    For owners of the V30+, does it have an Notification LED?

    I have looked at LG.com.
    I have looked at GSMArena.

    I cannot find a definitive yes.
    But forums like XDA developer suggest there is one but it's not a Notification LED as we used to know it.

    Can you guys please shed some light?

    I bought the G6 without checkingand not having one sucks, I am not making this mistake again.

    • alee112 on 09/09/2019 - 13:14
      +1

      No. At least I haven't been able to find it in the settings after searching for nearly 30 mins. I missed the notification light on my Samsung s6 too… but the always-on display has (sorta) fixed it. It's more app specific, however, you can't read it when you're across the room

    • damo105 on 09/09/2019 - 13:34
      +5

      No it doesn't have a notification LED. The 'always on' screen does show notification icons, but they're only handy if you're looking at the phone.

    • capslock janitor on 09/09/2019 - 19:03
      -2

      My G7 has both Notif LED & Always On hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe….

    • trainingwheelz on 10/09/2019 - 11:15

      No notification LED. I hate that it doesn't have it. I have to double tap my screen to see if it's finished charging. And it won't show previews of text messages when the screen is sleeping - it just has a small notification on the screen that you have to unlock the phone (from the back with fingerprints) to see.

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