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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-04-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Aurora black, Carmine red and Platinum gray |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 563 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G8 ThinQ is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a score of 84.3 against 75.8. LG G8 ThinQ is a extremely newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it's a little bit heavier and just a little bit thicker. The LG G8 ThinQ features a better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much better 1440 x 3120 resolution, a larger screen and a better display pixels density.
The LG G8 ThinQ has a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The LG G8 ThinQ counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the LG G8 ThinQ also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
LG G8 ThinQ has a little longer battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 17% larger battery capacity. LG G8 ThinQ features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way larger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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