Brand/Manufacture

Samsung

LG

Model

Samsung Galaxy Note9

LG G8S ThinQ

Code Name

SM-N960F, SM-N9600, SM-N960F, SM-N960U, SM-N960U1, SM-N960N, SM-N960W, SM-N960X, SCV40

LMG810, LM-G810, LMG810EAW

Announcement Date

09 August, 2018

24 February, 2019

Official Release

24 August, 2018

02 July, 2019

Official Availability

Available.

Available.

Release Country

Global

Global

Screen Size

6.4 inches, 103.2 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio),

6.21 inches, 97.6 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio),

Resolution & Pixel Density

1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio, ~516 ppi density

1080 x 2248 pixels, ~401 ppi density

Brightness/Color Depth

HDR10

HDR10

Panel Type

Super AMOLED, HDR10

G-OLED, HDR10

Extra Feature

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display

Dimensions (Size)

161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)

155.3 x 76.6 x 8 mm (6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)

Physical Weight

201 g (7.09 oz)

181 g (6.38 oz)

Body Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

Color Variant

Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White

Mirror Black, Mirror Teal, Mirror White, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue

RAM & ROM Variant

128GB, 128GB, 512GB

64GB, 128GB

Processor Variant

Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Core Chipset (CPU)

Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Graphics Power (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Adreno 640

Operating System (OS)

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12

Sensor/lens

N/A

8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, AFTOF 3D, f/1.4, (depth sensor)

Video Recording

1440p@30fps

1080p@60fps

Features/Modes

HDR

HDR

Sensor/lens

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS12 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1.4µm, PDAF, OIS12 MP, f/2.6, 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom13 MP, f/2.4, 1.0µm

Telephoto Lens

52mm (telephoto)

49mm (telephoto)

Ultrawide Lens

No

14mm (ultrawide)

3D ToF Sensor or LiDAR Scanner

N/A

N/A

Video Capabilities

4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS), 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.

Features/Modes

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Battery Capacity

Li-Ion 4000 mAh

Li-Po 3550 mAh

Battery Type

non-removable

non-removable

Charging Methods

15W wired Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)

18W wired, QC3Wireless

Reverse Charging Support

No

No

Network Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE

SIM-Support

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)

WiFi Version

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 Version

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

USB Type

USB Type-C 3.1

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

NFC Supported

Yes

Yes

Headphone Jack Supported

Yes

Yes

FM Radio Supported

No

FM radio

Infrared Supported

No

No

Speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Dedicated Features

Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)ANT+Bixby natural language commands and dictationSamsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

N/A

Durability (Water & Dust)

N/A

N/A