LG G8s ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

LG G8s ThinQ

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

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

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

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

-
SIM

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

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

-

156.8 mm
Width

-

77.6 mm
Thickness

-

7.9 mm
Waterproof

-

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Blue, Red

Black Sky, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud, Gold Sand

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.2 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2248 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

402 ppi

386 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

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

-

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

16 MP, f/1.9 , 27 mm
13 MP, 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection and laser autofocus

-
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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

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 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

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, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity