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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 84.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-12-16 | 2019-04-11 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Aurora black, Carmine red and Platinum gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 563 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.4 |
| 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 |
| 3 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/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The LG G8 ThinQ is much better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), getting a score of 84.3 against 72.8. Although the LG G8 ThinQ is thicker than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), it's a little bit lighter and a lot newer. LG G8 ThinQ has a better performing processor than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG G8 ThinQ also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
LG G8 ThinQ features a much better screen than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a better pixel count in each inch of display, a quite bigger screen and a lot higher 1440 x 3120 resolution. LG G8 ThinQ counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 112 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1,95 TB.
The LG G8 ThinQ features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3300mAh. LG G8 ThinQ has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution and a lot bigger aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments.
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