LG Q8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 20, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 149 x 71.9 x 8 mm	6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray	Black, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 565 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Additional display
1.8 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 512
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 10 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	24 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	24 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Step detector, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,SlimPort	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
	Head: 0.43 W/kg Body: 1.73 W/kg