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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-07-02 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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-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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G8S ThinQ is a little bit better than the Galaxy M30, with a overall score of 82.5 against 82.4. The LG G8S ThinQ design is just a little heavier but just a bit thinner than the Galaxy M30, and they were released with only a couple of months difference. Both of these devices come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so they should count with all the same operating system features.
The LG G8S ThinQ features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2248, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. LG G8S ThinQ has a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M30, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the LG G8S ThinQ also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
LG G8S ThinQ counts with a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30. They have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores. The Galaxy M30 has a much longer battery lifetime than LG G8S ThinQ, because it has a 41% more battery capacity. The LG G8S ThinQ counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
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