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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-13 | 2019-07-02 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 439.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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
LG G8S ThinQ is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, with an 82.5 score against 79.3. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS (Operating System), but LG G8S ThinQ has 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1 version, giving a lot of extra features and performance optimizations. The LG G8S ThinQ body is much newer than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+'s, although it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Galaxy S6 edge+ counts with a brighter display than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a greater display density. The LG G8S ThinQ features a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
LG G8S ThinQ features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1,95 TB and more internal memory. LG G8S ThinQ features longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 3550mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S6 edge+ counts with just a bit better camera than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has a smaller camera aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy S6 edge+ also counts with a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
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