LG G8s ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy A71

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Comparing the LG G8s ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy A71 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage 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 Samsung Galaxy A71 runs at 2.2 GHz, making LG G8s ThinQ the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A71 offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while LG G8s ThinQ offers 6.2 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A71 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A71 features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to LG G8s ThinQ's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy A71 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A71 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while LG G8s ThinQ offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A71 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A71 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while LG G8s ThinQ offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A71 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A71 offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while LG G8s ThinQ offers 3550 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A71 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both LG G8s ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy A71 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A71 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while LG G8s ThinQ has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

29 Sep, 2019
24 Feb, 2020
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 730
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
OLED
Super AMOLED Plus
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2248 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

3550 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
25W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Sleek and lightweight design
  • Stunning AMOLED display
  • Impressive battery
  • Solid performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Low-light photography
  • Software comes with bloatware
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5
(142 ratings)
4.4/5
(8,844 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

13h 46m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
N/A
N/A
266,827
AnTuTu Score
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Feb 24, 2020
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
8 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 618
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

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
266,827
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
23.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
10.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Super AMOLED Plus
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2248 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.7:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
393 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.33 %
87.17 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

155.3 mm
163.6 mm
162.7 mm

Width

76.6 mm
76 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.7 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

181 grams
179 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3550 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 42 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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.

13h 46m
N/A
N/A

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

N/A
1h 46m 1s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 512 GB
No

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
No

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)
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) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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: 0.836 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

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
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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