LG G8 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$820	8GB/128GB - $799 | €849

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm	5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	5.89 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora black, Platinum gray, Carmine red	Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 600 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	884
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3081
3D Mark High
Untested	2009
3D Mark Low
Untested	1351

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Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 23min

Video

7h 26min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFG820UM	Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS901U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.29 W/kg Phablet: 3.88 W/kg	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

for T-Mobile

OS	Android (10)
LTE Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28

International

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

for Sprint

OS	Android (10)
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands	40, 41, 46

for AT&T

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for Verizon Wireless

OS	Android (10)
LTE Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands	46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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