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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs LG K40S

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung LG
Announced
December 2017 August 2019
Status
Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - Q4 2019
Price
Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors
Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
156.3 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.15 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz) -
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Notification LED
Yes -

Display

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.6 inches [Similar] 6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (276 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
75.51% 80.25%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G71 [Similar] -
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar] 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP [Similar] 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 13MP rear camera, PDAF
5MP Ultra-Wide sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio -
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 Yes

User Memory

Internal
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB
USB OTG
Not Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
Gyroscope Sensor
Barometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
3000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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