Phone Comparison - LG G8 ThinQ vs LG G8X ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy A71

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Samsung
Announced February 2019 September 2019 December 2019
Status Coming Soon - Q2 2019 Coming Soon - Q4 2019 Available. Released 2020, January
Price - Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue Aurora Black Prism Crush White, Black, Pink, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm
(5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
159.3 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
(6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
163.6 x 76.0 x 7.7 mm
(6.44 x 2.99 x 0.3 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 179 g (6.31 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) 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)
CDMA 800 / 1900
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 (dual-SIM model only)
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
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) 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)
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 640 Adreno 618
RAM 6 GB 6GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
DCI-P3 100%
HDR10
Always-on display
Full HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.4 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.85% 83.14% 87.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 16 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 13 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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
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
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
5 MP, f/2.4, macro camera
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, AF
TOF camera
HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 0.8µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
HDR
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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 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, 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 On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128GB, 6GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated 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 present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 21W (Quick Charge 4.0)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Capacity 3500 mAh 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -