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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-07-02 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 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 |
Comparison review
LG G8S ThinQ has a general score of 82.5, which is much better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s score of 74.9. Even though LG G8S ThinQ is just a bit thicker than the Galaxy A9 (2016), it's just a little bit lighter and noticeably newer. LG G8S ThinQ features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the LG G8S ThinQ also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
LG G8S ThinQ counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a bit larger display, a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a quite better 1080 x 2248px resolution. The LG G8S ThinQ counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) has a bit better battery performance than LG G8S ThinQ, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3550mAh. LG G8S ThinQ captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a lesser MP resolution back-facing camera and a worse (4K) video definition, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video.
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