Phone Comparison - LG G8X ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G vs TCL 20 Pro 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung TCL
Announced September 2019 2021, January 14 April 2021
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Available - April 2021
Price Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 81,999 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Aurora Black Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink, Phantom Gold, Phantom Red Moondust Gray, Marine Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.3 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
(6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
164.2 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm
(6.46 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), 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)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - NA
4G Network LTE (unspecified) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G996U1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - NA
5G Network - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-G996U1 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
2, 5, 7, 41, 66, 71, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - NA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.1 TCL UI
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 619
RAM 6GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
Unspecified microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
DCI-P3 100%
HDR10
Always-on display
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
HDR10
420 nits (typ)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.14% 88.68% 84.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 13 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, Dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 9mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.4, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.2, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR
Front Camera 32 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 0.8µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.5, 23mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 2.7 Gbps DL, 625 Mbps UL
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128GB, 6GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.1) 256 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
Unspecified microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported 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 not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 21W (Quick Charge 4.0)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4800 mAh 4500 mAh
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