Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-07-02 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.06 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG G8S ThinQ is just a bit better than the Galaxy M20, getting a general score of 82.5 against 78.9. Both phones we are comparing use Android operating system, but LG G8S ThinQ has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy M20 has Android 10, providing you some extra features. Even though the LG G8S ThinQ and the Galaxy M20 were released only 5 months apart, the LG G8S ThinQ is just a little lighter and somewhat thinner.
LG G8S ThinQ features a slightly better screen than Galaxy M20, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248px, a just a little less pixels per inch of display and a little smaller display. The LG G8S ThinQ features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cores, the LG G8S ThinQ also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
LG G8S ThinQ has a little bit better camera than Galaxy M20, because although it has a less MP back-facing camera, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos. LG G8S ThinQ has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M20, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 has a superior battery life than LG G8S ThinQ, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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