LG G8S ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 02, 2019	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$720

Design

Dimensions
6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 155.3 x 76.6 x 7.99 mm	5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mirror black, Mirror teal, Mirror white	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 81.32% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2248x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 485	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 630
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3550 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 14 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
13 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

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