Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-01-05 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.87 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gray and Red | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is a bit better than the LG G Flex 2, with an 81.7 score against 75.2. The Galaxy S8 is a a lot newer and thinner cellphone than LG G Flex 2, although it is a bit heavier. The LG G Flex 2 features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy S8, although it has a lot less pixels per screen inch, a little smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080.
LG G Flex 2 counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy S8, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the LG G Flex 2 also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processor. The Galaxy S8 takes much clearer photographs and videos than LG G Flex 2, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video definition and a lesser megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy S8 has a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than LG G Flex 2, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB and more internal memory. The Galaxy S8 counts with a battery performance that's just as good as the LG G Flex 2 one.
Samsung Galaxy S8 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest.
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