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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-15 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.66 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6750 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is much better than LG Q7's 72.2 general score. The Galaxy S8 design is a little thinner than the LG Q7, but it is just a bit heavier and was released just a little more than a year before. The Galaxy S8 counts with a little better processing power than LG Q7, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy S8 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S8 features a little sharper display than LG Q7, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, more pixels per inch of display and a quite larger screen. Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than LG Q7, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has more internal memory.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a slightly better camera than LG Q7, because although it has a less megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality photos and videos, a lot bigger aperture and a lot better video resolution. Galaxy S8's battery life is just as good as the LG Q7 one.
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