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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs LG G8s ThinQ

 
Brief information about compared phones: LG G8s ThinQ , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

LG G8s ThinQ 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.79 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.21", with resolution 1080x2248. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology G-OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.21" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 97.6 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2248 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (standard), 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS - 12 MP, f/2.6, 49mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom - 13 MP, f/2.4, 14mm (ultrawide) 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.12µm, AF TOF 3D camera, f/1.4 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.79 GHz Kryo 485) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - d microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Korea only) 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
Antutu 8 score 421607
GeekBench 5 Single Core 709 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2546 1426
General specs Release date 2019, February 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155 Х 77 Х 8 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 181 g 208.1 g
Colors Mirror Black, Mirror Teal, Mirror White, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 3550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 770 EUR 850 USD
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 120 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 113 h
Body build Front glass (Gorilla Glass 5), Back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - AT&T  LTE band 1(2100), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - T-Mobile  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 100% DCI-P3 -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Always-on display HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0) -Wireless charging Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant - For AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy G8s ThinQ
  • Screen 6.21"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB