LG G8X ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat16, 1 Gbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

159.3 mm

147.7 mm
Width

75.8 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

192 g

163 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes, IP68
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

Black

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, HDR10, 100% DCI-P3

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

Adreno 640

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630
Memory RAM

6 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

64, 128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

1 TB

400 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm
13 MP, f/2.4 , 9 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, dual pixel phase detection

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

32 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 0.8 µm

8 MP, f/1.7 , 25 mm, 1.22 µm, 1/3.6"
Selfie camera resolution

6528 x 4896 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Secondary camera autofocus

-

autofocus
Secondary camera dual video call

-

dual video call
Secondary camera HDR

-

Auto HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1440p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity