LG V40 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800), 39(1900); LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (4CA), Cat16, 1 Gbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

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

158.8 mm

148.9 mm
Width

75.7 mm

68.1 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

8 mm
Weight

169 g

155 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

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Colors

Black, Blue

Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Gray

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3120 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

537 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant, LG UX 7.0+

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold

Quad-core 2.3 GHz
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver

quad-core 1.7 GHz
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US / Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA
GPU

Adreno 630

Adreno 540 - US
Memory RAM

6 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD
Memory card max

512 GB

256 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1.0 µm
16 MP, f/1.9 , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

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Primary camera video

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

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

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

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

101

-
DxOMark video

87

-
DxOMark camera score

97

-

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
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

-

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
Java

-

No
Sensors

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

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