Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) vs LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 vs LG G8X ThinQ devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1.4"
AMOLED
AMOLED
360x360
N/A
1.5GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
340
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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6.4"
OLED
OLED
1080x2340
12
MP
MP
32mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7)
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6 Advantages 
27 Advantages | 13 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| 4G LTE / 4G LTE-A |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Barometer |
| +6 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Model | Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) |
| Other model names | Galaxy Watch Active2 4G LTE SM-R825F (Stainless Steel) | LG G8X ThinQ Dual Screen (Unlocked) LMG850QM7XAUSABK |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |  USA |
| Brand | Samsung | LG |
| Release date | 9/1/2019 | 11/1/2019, Announced: 9/6/2019 |
| Depth | 10.9 millimeters (0.43 inches) | 8.4 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 44 x 44 millimeters (1.73 x 1.73 in) | 75.8 x 159.3 millimeters (2.98 x 6.27 in) |
| Weight | 44 grams (1.54 ounces) | 192 grams (6.72 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Stainless steel body, glass front | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. | IP68 certified: dust/waterproof over 1.5 meters and 30min. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Screen size | 1.4" inches | 6.4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~32.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~83.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x360 pixels (1:1) | 1080x2340 pixels (19.5:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 364 PPI | 403 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass DX+ | Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | Not supported | HDR10 Always-On Display DCI-P3 100% |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| System version | Tizen 4.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 10 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | LG UX 9.0 / 10 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 9 Dual 9110 (10nm) | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SM8150) (7nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.15GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 3 processors: 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 485 (Single-core) 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 485 (Triple-core) 4x 1.78GHz Kryo 485 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T720 MP1 | Qualcomm Adreno 640 (585MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 339726 (v7), 411980 (v8) Geekbench: 11251 (v4.4), 2870 (v5.1) GFXBench: 38fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| RAM memory | 1.5GB LPDDR3 | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 4GB (1.39GB available) eMMC | 128GB (104GB available) UFS 2.1 |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) e-SIM (Eletronic) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 150/50 Mbps | 2000/75 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat4 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) | LTE Cat20 (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 71) TD-LTE (41, 48) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | (dual camera) 12 megapixels 13MP ultrawide f/2.49mm1.0µm |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 60 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 27mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.55" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.4µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 4K@30/60fps 1080p@30/60/240fps |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 32 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.8" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Stereo sound 32-bit/192kHz Tuned by Meridian |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| USB | Not supported | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | Not supported | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + A2DP/LE | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Heart rate Pedometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 340 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 21W Wired fast charging Quick Charge 3 USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Qi wireless charging | 9W Qi wireless charging |
| Talk time autonomy | 60 hours (2.5 days) | 20 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Silver, Pink Gold • Bands: 20mm • Always-on display • Samsung Pay | • Colors: New Aurora Black • Screen case (foldable) |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm SM-R825F) | LG G8X ThinQ (G850QM7) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.491W/kg (head), 2.466W/kg (body) | feature not registered |