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| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-09 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 930.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than LG V30S ThinQ's score of 82.5. Even being the best phone in this review, Galaxy A7 (2018) is an a bit thicker and just a bit heavier phone than the LG V30S ThinQ. LG V30S ThinQ has a little bit better display than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the LG V30S ThinQ also has a better 1440 x 2880px resolution and a higher pixel quantity per screen inch.
LG V30S ThinQ features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2018). Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 6 GB of RAM memory. LG V30S ThinQ features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the LG V30S ThinQ also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1,95 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a camera that's very similar to the LG V30S ThinQ one, because although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light images, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back camera with much more mega pixels.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a battery life that is just as good as the LG V30S ThinQ one.
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