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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-07-02 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| 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/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.52 |
| 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 G8S ThinQ has an overall score of 82.5, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. LG G8S ThinQ is a just a little bit lighter phone than Galaxy A7 (2017), but they are equally thin. The LG G8S ThinQ counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little higher pixels number in each inch of display, a little bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2248px.
The LG G8S ThinQ has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the LG G8S ThinQ also has a larger amount of RAM. The LG G8S ThinQ takes slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega pixels, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger aperture.
The LG G8S ThinQ has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a bit better battery life than LG G8S ThinQ, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity instead of 3550mAh.
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