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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs LG G8X ThinQ

 
Brief information about compared phones: LG G8X ThinQ , Samsung Galaxy Note 5

LG G8X ThinQ 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.4", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.7", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 100.5 cm2 88.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.3% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 518 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (standard), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -13 MP, f/2.4, 9mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie); LG UX 9.0 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 640 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 370122 116282
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2908
GeekBench 4 Battery 1752
GeekBench 5 Single Core 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
General specs Release date 2019, September 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.3 Х 75.8 Х 8.4 mm 153.2 Х 76.1 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 192 g 171 g
Colors New Aurora Black Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 820 EUR 470 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Body build Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6), Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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)  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100   HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE (unspecified) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head)     1.28 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others DCI-P3 100% -HDR10 -Always-on display 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 21W (Quick Charge 4.0) -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Wireless charging 9W - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy G8X ThinQ
  • Screen 6.4"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
  • RAM 6 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 5
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB