Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Google Pixel 2 XL vs LG V40 ThinQ

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google LG
Announced March 2017 October 2017 October 2018
Status Available - April 2017 Available - October 2017 Available - October 2018
Price Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 73,000 ($849.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue New Platinum Gray, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
158.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.25 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano-SIM & electronic SIM card (e-SIM) 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - V405QA7
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - V405QA7
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - V405QA7
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 certified - Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash and dust resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
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 (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540 Adreno 630
RAM 4/6 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 64/128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.0 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (537 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.31% 76.61% 83.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12.2 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection & Laser Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture, EIS (gyro), OIS, Dual-Pixel sensor, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 12 MP, 27mm (standard), f/1.5, 1/2.6", 1.4µm, 3-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF
12 MP, 52mm (telephoto), f/2.4, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF
16 MP, 16mm (ultrawide), f/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.0µm, no AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, 26mm (standard), f/1.9, 1.4µm
5 MP, 21mm (wide), f/2.2, 1.4µm, HDR, 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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 3520 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -