Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 84.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-04-11 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Aurora black, Carmine red and Platinum gray |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 563 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is a little bit better than LG G8 ThinQ, getting an 85.3 score against 84.3. Even though Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and LG G8 ThinQ were only released 5 months apart, the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max body is a little thinner but notably heavier than LG G8 ThinQ. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x OS, and LG G8 ThinQ has Android 9.0 Pie OS.
LG G8 ThinQ features a little sharper display than Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has way less brightness and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater count of pixels in each screen inch and a slightly better 1440 x 3120px resolution. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max has just a bit better performance than LG G8 ThinQ, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The LG G8 ThinQ features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPhone 11 Pro Max features just a bit better battery life than LG G8 ThinQ, because it has a 3969mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
IPhone 11 Pro Max takes a little bit better pictures and videos than LG G8 ThinQ, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rates, a 12 mega-pixels camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures.
Although iPhone 11 Pro Max is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than LG G8 ThinQ, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the LG G8 ThinQ. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone 11 Pro Max, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the LG G8 ThinQ, resigning some features and specifications.
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