Phone Comparison - LG G6 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs LG G7 ThinQ

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung LG
Announced February 2017 December 2017 May 2018
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - January 2018 Available - May 2018
Price Rs. 39,990 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Grey, Black Black, orchid grey, gold, blue New Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, Raspberry Rose
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
(5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G710AWM
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 42(3500), 46 - Global
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.24 W/kg (head)
1.47 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (P)
Processor Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-G71 Adreno 630
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.6 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2880 pixels (565 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.29% 75.51% 83.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 16 MP 16 MP 16 MP + 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, 16 MP (29mm, f/1.8) + 16 MP (12mm, f/1.8), OIS (3-axis), 1/2.6" Sensor Size @ 29mm, 1/2.6" Sensor Size @ 12mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 16 MP, f/1.6, 30mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
16 MP, f/1.9, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", no AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 12 MP [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1080p@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps or Cat15 800/150 Mbps (region dependant)
Bluetooth v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -