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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-07-02 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G8S ThinQ has a global score of 82.5, which is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2016)'s 71.9 overall score. Although the LG G8S ThinQ is much newer than the Galaxy A5 (2016), it is a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The LG G8S ThinQ has a superior performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG G8S ThinQ also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
LG G8S ThinQ features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a little worse display density, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2248px. The LG G8S ThinQ features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal storage.
LG G8S ThinQ features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 3550mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh. LG G8S ThinQ has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
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