LG G8s ThinQ vs LG G7 Plus ThinQ

Comparing the LG G8s ThinQ vs LG G7 Plus ThinQ 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 G8s ThinQ runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while LG G7 Plus ThinQ runs at 2.8 GHz, making LG G8s ThinQ the better performer.

Display: LG G8s ThinQ offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while LG G7 Plus ThinQ offers 6.1 inches, making LG G8s ThinQ the larger display of the two. LG G8s ThinQ features a OLED display compared to LG G7 Plus ThinQ's IPS LCD, making LG G8s ThinQ the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: LG G7 Plus ThinQ offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while LG G8s ThinQ offers 12 MP, making LG G7 Plus ThinQ better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both LG G8s ThinQ and LG G7 Plus ThinQ feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: LG G7 Plus ThinQ delivers longer battery life with None, while LG G8s ThinQ delivers 13h 46m, making LG G7 Plus ThinQ the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both LG G8s ThinQ and LG G7 Plus ThinQ offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: LG G7 Plus ThinQ receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while LG G8s ThinQ is rated 3.5.

User Rating: LG G7 Plus ThinQ receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while LG G8s ThinQ has a rating of 4.

LG G8s ThinQ

₹49,990

(Discontinued)

LG G7 Plus ThinQ

₹55,000

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

82%

80%

87%

Release Date

29 Sep, 2019

10 Aug, 2018

06 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 855	Snapdragon 845	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
OLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2248 px (FHD+)	1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
13 MP Wide Angle Camera	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3550 mAh	3000 mAh	7200 mAh
Quick Charging	Quick Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

3.5/10

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8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Class-leading display
Excellent audio output
Solid performer
Rugged design

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Below-average battery life
Selfie camera could've been better

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4/5

(142 ratings)

4.4/5

(3,855 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

13h 46m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	18h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A	N/A	1,356,175 AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Aug 10, 2018

(Official)

Oct 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.79 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

10 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 630

Adreno 722

RAM

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

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

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

27.0 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

1,832

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

OLED

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2248 px (FHD+)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

563 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.33 %

82.74 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

155.3 mm

153.2 mm

157.52 mm

Width

76.6 mm

71.9 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

181 grams

162 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.827 mm focal length CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle30 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

13 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

12 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps

4k @30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3550 mAh

3000 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

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.

13h 46m

N/A

18h 36m

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

N/A

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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) / 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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