Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs LG G8 ThinQ

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	LG
Announced
February 2018	February 2019
Status
Coming Soon, March 2018	Coming Soon - Q2 2019
Price
Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced]	-
Colors
Various	Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)	151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm (5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
189 g (6.67 oz)	167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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) CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes	- Fingerprint Sensor IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810G compliant
Notification LED
Yes	-

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.2 inches [Similar]	6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi)	1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.59%	83.85%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar]	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar]	Adreno 640 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model

Rear Camera
Dual12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 16 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	12 MP, f/1.5, 27mm (standard), 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, no AF 12 MP, 52mm (telephoto), f/2.4, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF Triple or Dual camera (market dependent) HDR, Panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]	8 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, AF TOF camera HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
HTML5	Yes

Internal
64 GB, 6 GB RAM	128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
USB OTG
Not Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC