Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs LG Stylo 4 Specs Comparison

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8.9
Samsung Galaxy Note8
7.0
LG Stylo 4
Samsung Galaxy Note8 LG Stylo 4
Released · Sep 15, 2017
Released · Jun 18, 2018
6.3-inch · 2960x1440px
6.2-inch · 2160x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
6GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 23, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$930 $300

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
6.30 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches
160 x 77.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g 6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Maple gold, Orchid gray, Deep Sea blue Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.98% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 79.63% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR TFT
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 506
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) 5 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, 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 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3 M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink,SlimPort DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 28, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.70 W/kg
Body: 0.14 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
OS Android (9.0 Pie)
Colors Gold, Blue
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 28, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMN950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.37 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.31 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
for Cricket Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 14
3G Bands 5, 4, 2
FCC approval Date approved: May 30, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFQ710CS
Measured SAR Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 0.69 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.14 W/kg
Phablet: 3.56 W/kg
Dual SIM version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
for T-Mobile
Memory 2GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 41
FCC approval Date approved: Apr 19, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFQ710TS
Measured SAR Head: 0.27 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg
Phablet: 3.80 W/kg
for Sprint
System chip MediaTek MT6750S (28 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T860 MP2
Memory 2GB
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands 41
FCC approval Date approved: Jun 04, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFQ710AL
Measured SAR Head: 0.29 W/kg
Body: 0.80 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg
for Xfinity Mobile
Memory 2GB/16GB
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
FCC approval Date approved: Jun 06, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFQ710US
Measured SAR Head: 0.21 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.28 W/kg
Phablet: 3.93 W/kg
for MetroPCS
Memory 2GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 41
for Boost Mobile
System chip MediaTek MT6750S (28 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T860 MP2
Rear Single camera
Main camera 16 MP
Resistance Water, Dust; IP68; 1
Colors Blue
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands 41
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