Phone Comparison - LG G8X ThinQ vs Google Pixel 4a vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Google Samsung
Announced September 2019 2020, August 03 2021, January 14
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Aurora Black Just Black Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.3 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
(6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
(5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 Android 11
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 618 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 6GB 6GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
DCI-P3 100%
HDR10
Always-on display
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.4 inches 5.81 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.14% 82.76% 86.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio - FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 13 MP 12.2 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, Dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 9mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 0.8µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128GB, 6GB RAM 128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 21W (Quick Charge 4.0)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 4000 mAh 3140 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -