Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-07-02 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Blue | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G8S ThinQ has a global score of 82.5, which is better than the Galaxy J7 Star's score of 73.1. The LG G8S ThinQ body weights the same than the Galaxy J7 Star, but it's a bit thinner. Both of these phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so you shouldn't see any difference in that aspect. The LG G8S ThinQ has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a much greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2248 and a little larger screen.
LG G8S ThinQ counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. The LG G8S ThinQ counts with a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the LG G8S ThinQ also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The LG G8S ThinQ has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has 3550mAh of battery capacity. LG G8S ThinQ has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light captures and a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a much better video definition.
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