LG G8X ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy M12

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Comparing the LG G8X ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy M12 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG G8X ThinQ scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,756, while Samsung Galaxy M12 scores 1,028, making LG G8X ThinQ the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M12 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while LG G8X ThinQ offers 6.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M12 the larger display of the two. LG G8X ThinQ features a OLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy M12's PLS TFT LCD, making LG G8X ThinQ the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M12 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while LG G8X ThinQ offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M12 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: LG G8X ThinQ offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M12 offers 8 MP, making LG G8X ThinQ better for front camera photography.


Battery: LG G8X ThinQ delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy M12 delivers 15h 26m, making LG G8X ThinQ the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy M12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while LG G8X ThinQ offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy M12 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both LG G8X ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy M12 equally at 7.


User Rating: LG G8X ThinQ receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy M12 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Dec, 2019
17 Mar, 2021
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Main Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
OLED
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
N/A
N/A
1080x2340 px (FHD)
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
6000 mAh
6600 mAh
Quick Charging
15W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Dual-screen is useful
  • Still has a 32-bit Hi-Fi DAC for audiophiles
  • Software experience is great
  • 90Hz screen on a budget
  • Great battery life
  • Comes with Android 11
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Needs more apps to support dual-screen functionali
  • Isn't very impressive as a standalone device
  • Battery is not up to the mark
  • Becomes bulky with the dual-screen
  • Cameras could be better
  • Design doesn't stand out
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5
(50,024 ratings)
4.1/5
(190,192 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

439,719
AnTuTu Score
127,746
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 21, 2019
(Official)
Mar 17, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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 GHz, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
8 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Mali-G52 MP1
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

439,719
127,746
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
36.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.9 %
10.4 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
270 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.09 %
81.95 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

159.3 mm
164 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.8 mm
75.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
9.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

192 grams
221 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes IP68
N/A
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.8IMX363 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view1/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes Optical Image Stabilization Plus
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
6000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 58 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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
15h 26m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 55m 42s
2h 8m 17s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct 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 Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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