Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-07-02 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.06 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30, having an 82.5 score against 82.4. The LG G8S ThinQ construction is just a little heavier but a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M30, and both of them were only released with a few months difference. Both phones in our current comparison have the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system, so you shouldn't see any difference in that aspect.
LG G8S ThinQ counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2248px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher count of pixels in each inch of screen. LG G8S ThinQ has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M30. Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
LG G8S ThinQ features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the LG G8S ThinQ also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1,95 TB. Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior battery performance than LG G8S ThinQ, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The LG G8S ThinQ shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser megapixels, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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