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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-07 | 2019-07-02 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG G8S ThinQ is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, having an 82.5 score against 80.4. The LG G8S ThinQ is a just a bit heavier device than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, but both of them have the same thickness. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a little more vivid screen than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The LG G8S ThinQ has just a little better processing power than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the LG G8S ThinQ also has more RAM memory. LG G8S ThinQ counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and videos, and they both have a same resolution back facing camera and the same (4K) video quality, the LG G8S ThinQ also counts with faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The LG G8S ThinQ counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. LG G8S ThinQ features just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has an 11 percent bigger battery capacity.
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