Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs LG G8 ThinQ

Samsung Galaxy S9+
samsung galaxy s9+
LG G8 ThinQ
lg g8 thinq
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG
Announced February 2018 February 2019
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - Q2 2019
Price Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm
(5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 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
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- 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 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar]
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar]
Adreno 640 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only 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 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.2 inches [Similar] 6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.59% 83.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 16 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.5, 27mm (standard), 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
16 MP, f/1.9, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, no AF
12 MP, 52mm (telephoto), f/2.4, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF
Triple or Dual camera (market dependent)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, AF
TOF camera
HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB 3.1, 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, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
USB OTG Not Supported 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 present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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