Phone Comparison - LG K40S vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

LG K40S
lg k40s
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
samsung galaxy a8 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung
Announced August 2019 December 2017
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2019 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price - Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.3 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.15 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 172 g (6.07 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)
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)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]
GPU - Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels (276 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.25% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 13MP rear camera, PDAF
5MP Ultra-Wide sensor
Panorama, HDR
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -