Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG G7 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Samsung
Announced March 2017 May 2018 2020, February 11
Status Available - April 2017 Available - May 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 6
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 92,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold New Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, Raspberry Rose Cosmic Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
(6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) 222 g (7.83 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM 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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G710AWM
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 42(3500), 46 - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G988U
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz), - SM-G988U
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.24 W/kg (head)
1.47 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (P) Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 630 Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) 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

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Dynamic AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
Always-on display
120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.1 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (509 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 83.02% 90.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No FM radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 16 MP + 16 MP 108 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP + TOF
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 16 MP, f/1.6, 30mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
16 MP, f/1.9, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", no AF
HDR, Panorama
108 MP, (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
48 MP, (telephoto), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom, upto 100x Digital zoom
12 MP, (ultrawide), 1/1.26", 0.7µm, AF, Super Steady video
TOF 3D camera
auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1080p@60fps [Similar] 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps or Cat15 800/150 Mbps (region dependant) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) 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
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 present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 45W: 100% in 58 min
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -