LG G8X ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

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Comparing the LG G8X ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus 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 S20 Plus scores 2,667, making LG G8X ThinQ the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while LG G8X ThinQ offers 6.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to LG G8X ThinQ's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both LG G8X ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: LG G8X ThinQ offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers 10 MP, making LG G8X ThinQ better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while LG G8X ThinQ offers 4000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both LG G8X ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while LG G8X ThinQ is rated 7.


User Rating: LG G8X ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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₹70,000
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₹83,000
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
85%

Release Date

21 Dec, 2019
15 Feb, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Main Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

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

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
64 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
10 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
4500 mAh
Quick Charging
25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Dual-screen is useful
  • Still has a 32-bit Hi-Fi DAC for audiophiles
  • Software experience is great
  • Gorgeous 120Hz display
  • Smooth performance
  • Extremely capable cameras
  • Feature-rich interface

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
  • Fingerprint scanner is iffy
  • Design isn’t standout
  • 8K videos have limited use
  • Pricey

User Ratings

4.4/5
(50,024 ratings)
4.4/5
(20,033 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

439,719
AnTuTu Score
492,438
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Dec 21, 2019
(Official)
Feb 15, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990

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, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Mali-G77 MP11

RAM

6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5

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
492,438

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
12.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.9 %
39.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
524 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.09 %
90.83 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

159.3 mm
161.9 mm

Width

75.8 mm
73.7 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

192 grams
186 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch
N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.8IMX363 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX555 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.8µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
64 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera0.8µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes Optical Image Stabilization Plus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS 0.8µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size Exmor RS 1.22µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 23 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

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
14h 23m

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

1h 55m 42s
1h 1m 54s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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) / 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)

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) / 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)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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