Samsung Galaxy A8 Star vs LG Q8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 20, 2017

Design

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

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 80.77% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI	2560x1440px, 565 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 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 530
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
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, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Step detector, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

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