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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.25 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Aurora black and Moroccan blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 204.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The LG V40 ThinQ is a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 81.2 score against 79.2. The LG V40 ThinQ is a newer cellphone, and it's also a little lighter and just a bit thinner than the Galaxy A8 (2018). LG V40 ThinQ has a little bit better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a better 1440 x 3120 resolution, a quite bigger screen and a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
LG V40 ThinQ counts with a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the LG V40 ThinQ also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1,95 TB. LG V40 ThinQ has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG V40 ThinQ also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
LG V40 ThinQ captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much worse 12 megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and videos in low-light situations.
The LG V40 ThinQ counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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