LG G8s ThinQ vs. Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of LG G8s ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

LG G8s ThinQ vs. Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G986B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 155.3 mm 161.9 mm Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has greater height than LG G8s ThinQ.
Width 76.6 mm 73.7 mm LG G8s ThinQ has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Depth 7.99 mm 7.8 mm Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G is narrower than LG G8s ThinQ.
Weight 181 g 186 g LG G8s ThinQ is lighter than LG G8s ThinQ.
Body Colour Mirror black Cosmic grey | Cloud blue | Cosmic black | B.Purple | Aura blue | Aura red | Cloud white
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP68
SAR Value 0.482 W/kg (head), 1.587 W/kg (body) 1.572 W/kg (body), 1.086 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.21" 6.7" Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has larger screen size than LG G8s ThinQ.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2248 x 1080 pixels 3200 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has better screen resolution than LG G8s ThinQ.
Display Format Full HD+ QHD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 525 ppi Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has better pixel density than LG G8s ThinQ.
Aspect Ratio 18.7:9 -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, FullVision display, Comfort View, Palm Rejection Edge Screen, AOD(Always On Display), Edge Lighting
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Samsung Exynos 990
Clock Speed 2.84 GHz 2.73 GHz LG G8s ThinQ has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G77 MP11
MEMORY LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
RAM 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has more RAM than LG G8s ThinQ.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 104 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Type - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 LG G8s ThinQ has better lens aperture than LG G8s ThinQ.
Field of View (FoV) 78 degree(s) 120 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has larger lens field of view than LG G8s ThinQ.
Pixel Size 1.4 μm 1.4 μm Both phones have the same camera pixel size.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 12x
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects Portrait, HDR, Film effect, Cine Effect, Studio, Cine Shot HDR, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Motion photos, video bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, manual mode, Auto mode, Food mode, 360 Panorama mode, Cine Video Mode, AR Emoji, Flash Jump-Cut, Night view Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Food, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view, Live focus video, Night, Mountain, Single Take, Pro Video, NIGHT HYPERLAPSE
Light Source LED light High CRI LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 7680 x 4320 (UHD 8K) at 24fps
Camera Features (Functions) Live Photo, Spotlight, Optical Image Stabiliser plus (OIS+), Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Steady Record 2.0, Wind Noise Filter, Point zoom, AR sticker, HDR10 video recording, AI Composition, My Avatar Quick Launch, Playback zoom, blink detection, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Live Focus, Tracking AF, Video location tags, Quick Share, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Scene Optimiser, Full view, Flaw detection, Shot suggestions, AR Emoji, blur detection, HDR10+ recording, Floating shutter button, Super steady, Quick Measure, Space Zoom, 3D Scanner, Take 33MP still photos while playing 8K video, Hybrid Optic Zoom 3x, Super Resolution Zoom up to 30x, Digital zoom up to 12x for video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel LG G8s ThinQ has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/1.76"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has better second camera lens aperture than LG G8s ThinQ.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 136 degree(s) 79 degree(s) LG G8s ThinQ has larger second camera lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1 μm 1.8 μm Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has larger second camera pixel size than LG G8s ThinQ.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Super Speed Dual Pixel AF
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has higher resolution third camera than LG G8s ThinQ.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.6 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has better third camera lens aperture than LG G8s ThinQ.
Field of View (3rd Camera) 48 degree(s) 76 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has larger third camera lens field of view than LG G8s ThinQ.
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1 μm 0.8 μm LG G8s ThinQ has larger third camera pixel size than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Optical Zoom 2x -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 0.3 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/1.0
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - DepthVision camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 10 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has better front camera resolution than LG G8s ThinQ.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.2 LG G8s ThinQ has better front lens aperture than LG G8s ThinQ.
Field of View (Front) 80 degree(s) 80 degree(s) Both phones have the same front lens field of view.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm 1.22 μm Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has larger front camera pixel size than LG G8s ThinQ.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects (Front) Portrait, HDR, Beauty Shot, Film effect, Cine Shot, Makeup PRO -
Camera Modes (Front) Gesture Shot, Gesture Interval Shot, Auto Shot, AR Emoji, Flash Jump-Cut, Story Shot -
Light Source (Front) Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) Gesture View, AR sticker, My Avatar, Z Camera, Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Dual Pixel AF
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 0.03 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/1.4 -
Field of View (2nd Front) 80 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Front) 14 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Front) TOF camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3550 mAh 4500 mAh Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has larger battery capacity than LG G8s ThinQ.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging, Samsung Super Fast Charging Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare
Standby Time 150 hours -
Talk Time 600 minutes 1380 minutes Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has longer battery life when making calls than LG G8s ThinQ.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 600 min
Standby: up to 150 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 1380 min
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 17 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface - Samsung One UI 2
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements DTS: X 3D Surround Sound Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader, hand vein recognition Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology 3D Face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Android Beam, Wi-Fi Miracast, HD Voice, Multi Window, QuickMemo+ function, Mini View function, Smart Cleaning, MirrorLink support, 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC, HD audio recorder, Hi-Fi Audio Recorder, LG Health, Shortcut Keys, Battery Saver, Knock Code, Capture+, Heat Pipe, Floating Bar, Google Lens, Google Assistant Key, Google Smart Lock, Emotional Haptic function, RAM (Receiver as Mic) function, AI Cam, Air Motion MIMO technology, Smart Select, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, Dual Audio, Bixby Routines, Intelligent Performance Enhancer, AR Doodle, Bixby key, 3D Scanner, Live messages
OTHERS LG G8s ThinQ Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, Earphones (USB Type-C) with sound by AKG
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) VDE, IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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