Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 84.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-01 | 2019-04-11 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Aurora black, Carmine red and Platinum gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 much better than Galaxy J7 (2017), having a overall score of 84.3 against 73.5. The LG G8 ThinQ is a newer and just a little bit lighter phone than the Galaxy J7 (2017), although it is just a bit thicker. Both of these phones work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so they should give you identical OS features.
The LG G8 ThinQ counts with a brighter display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a higher pixels density, a lot higher 1440 x 3120 pixels resolution and a little bit larger display. LG G8 ThinQ has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory.
LG G8 ThinQ features a greater processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG G8 ThinQ also has 3 GB more RAM memory. The LG G8 ThinQ counts with a better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a back camera with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher video quality and a larger aperture for better photography and videos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy J7 (2017) has a little better battery performance than LG G8 ThinQ, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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