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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | LG |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-03-01 | 2019-07-02 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G8S ThinQ has a general score of 82.5, which is a bit better than HTC One M9's 77.7 overall score. LG G8S ThinQ's design is newer and thinner, but also heavier than the HTC One M9. These phones include Android OS, but LG G8S ThinQ has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version.
The HTC One M9 has a bit faster processing unit than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit processing unit. The HTC One M9 features a much better screen than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display.
The HTC One M9 captures clearer videos and photos than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs and/or video in low light situations and lower video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the HTC One M9 also counts with a much higher 20 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
LG G8S ThinQ features much more storage to install applications and games than HTC One M9, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1,95 TB and more internal memory capacity. The LG G8S ThinQ features better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 3550mAh battery capacity.
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