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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-07-22 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.76 x 2.94 x 0.36 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than LG G3 Cat. 6's general score of 72.6. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is noticeably newer and just a bit thinner, but also heavier than the LG G3 Cat. 6. LG G3 Cat. 6 features just a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU.
The LG G3 Cat. 6 has a brighter display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a quite higher count of pixels in each inch in the display. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than LG G3 Cat. 6, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018)'s battery life is very similar to the battery life in LG G3 Cat. 6. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a very superior camera than LG G3 Cat. 6, because it has a back-facing camera with a better 16 MP resolution.
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