LG G8 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

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Comparing the LG G8 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG G8 ThinQ runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus runs at 2.73 GHz, making LG G8 ThinQ the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while LG G8 ThinQ offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to LG G8 ThinQ's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both LG G8 ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while LG G8 ThinQ offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while LG G8 ThinQ offers 3500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: LG G8 ThinQ offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers 128 GB, making LG G8 ThinQ the better option for storage.

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LG G8 ThinQ
₹52,990
(Not Released in India)
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
₹39,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

23 Jan, 2020
08 Mar, 2019
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
10 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
4100 mAh
6000 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Superb display
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • Excellent cameras
  • Reverse wireless charging and headphone jack
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Just an evolutionary upgrade
  • Fiddly gesture controls
  • Pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(3,287 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
335,100
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
13h 48m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Mali-G76 MP12
Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
335,100
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19:9
20:9

Pixel Density

563 ppi
526 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.57 %
87.11 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

151.9 mm
157.6 mm
164.4 mm

Width

71.8 mm
74.1 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.8 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

167 grams
175 grams
210 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.51.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
12 MP
f/2.41µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size
16 MP
1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Primary Camera
10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
4100 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 25 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
13h 48m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.060 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic
Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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