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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs LG G8s ThinQ

 
Brief information about compared phones: LG G8s ThinQ , Samsung Galaxy S9

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 S9 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, 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 84.8 cm2
Screen format (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2248 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 570 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/1.5-2.4, 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
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.79 GHz Kryo 485) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, China
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G72 MP18 EMEA -Adreno 630 USA/LATAM, China
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 (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Korea only) 64/128/256 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 247256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705
Antutu 8 score 421607 284449
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960
GeekBench 5 Single Core 709 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2546 1957
General specs Release date 2019, February 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155 Х 77 Х 8 mm 147.7 Х 68.7 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 181 g 163 g
Colors Mirror Black, Mirror Teal, Mirror White, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Battery 3550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 770 EUR 490 EUR
Body build Front glass (Gorilla Glass 5), Back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 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, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
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, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)

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 S9
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB