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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs LG G8X ThinQ

 
Brief information about compared phones: LG G8X ThinQ , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

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 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 OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 100.5 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.3% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 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 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie); LG UX 9.0 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 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 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 370122 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426
General specs Release date 2019, September 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.3 Х 75.8 Х 8.4 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 192 g 208.1 g
Colors New Aurora Black Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 820 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 6), Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), 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)  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 - 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 Cat19 1600/150 Mbps 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 DCI-P3 100% -HDR10 -Always-on display HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
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 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 G8X ThinQ
  • Screen 6.4"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
  • RAM 6 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB