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Samsung Galaxy S8

LG G6

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LG G6

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24 2017, February 26. Released 2017, April 07
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm (5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 IPS LCD, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~78.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), LG UX 8 UI
Chipset Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Adreno 530
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/1.8, 30mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, 3-axis OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
5 MP, f/2.2, 18mm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
32-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (market dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh) Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
18W wired, QC3, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (USA)
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red Astro Black, Ice Platinum, Terra Gold, Marine Blue, Mystic White, Raspberry Rose, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet
SAR 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.15 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F H870, H870DS, H873, H870S, LGM-G600L, H872, H871, LS993, US997, vs988, VS988, LGM-G600K, LGM-G600S, AS993, LGUS997, H870AR, H872PR, H871S, H870I
Price About 230 EUR About 240 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 158785 (v7)
GeekBench: 4175 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 8.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 2053 (nominal), 3.556 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 84h Endurance rating 72h

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