LG G5 vs Samsung Galaxy J8

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  G5:

  LCD

  Galaxy J8:

  OLED

• Weight

  G5: 18 g lighter

  G5:

  159 g

  Galaxy J8:

  177 g

• Width

  G5: 1.8 mm narrower

  G5:

  73.9 mm

  Galaxy J8:

  75.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  G5: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  G5:

  5.3 in

  Galaxy J8:

  6 in

• Chipset

  G5:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

  Galaxy J8:

  Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)

• Depth

  G5: 0.5 mm thinner

  G5:

  7.7 mm

  Galaxy J8:

  8.2 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. G5

   Height:

   149.4 mm

   Width:

   73.9 mm

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. Galaxy J8

   Height:

   159.2 mm +9.8 mm versus G5

   Width:

   75.7 mm +1.8 mm versus G5

   Depth:

   8.2 mm +0.5 mm versus G5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. G5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   77.4 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy J8

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   91.4 cm²

Galaxy J8 has approximately 18% more rectangular screen area than G5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.