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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-21 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit better than LG Q8, getting a overall score of 84.2 against 77.2. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) design is newer and just a bit thinner, but heavier than the LG Q8. The LG Q8 has a much better display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater display pixels density.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bigger storage for games and applications than LG Q8, because although it has a SD card slot that allows 1,45 TB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little faster processing unit than LG Q8, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores.
The LG Q8 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a lot less mega-pixels back camera and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light images, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a little bit longer battery performance than LG Q8, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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