Older flagship · 2019

LG G8S ThinQ

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Rugged build, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if You need to top up quickly between outings

6.21″ AMOLED · 60Hz

855 6 / 64 GB

3550 mAh 18W charging

13 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.21″ · OLED · 1080 × 2248 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.21"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2248 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 640

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

624,051

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12 · 3-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.8

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.6

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.4

Front camera

8 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

1.4µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

3550 mAh · 18 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

3550 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

6/64GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B3, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

181 g · 8.0 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

155.3 mm

Width

76.6 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

181 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

OLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2248 vs 828 × 1792 resolution

Better camera hardware

Telephoto vs —

Lighter in hand

181 g vs 194 g

Lower benchmark score

624k vs 816k AnTuTu

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

624k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

Better camera hardware

Telephoto vs —

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.21″ vs 5.8″ screen

Heavier in hand

181 g vs 150 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 11

Samsung Galaxy S10e

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