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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-10-26 | 2016-03-31 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG G5 is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, having a overall score of 76.1 against 75.6. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but LG G5 has an older 8.0 Oreo version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie. Although LG G5 is noticeably older than Huawei Mate 20 X, it's body is much lighter and just a little bit thinner.
LG G5 features a sharper display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a much higher number of pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Huawei Mate 20 X features a bit faster CPU than LG G5, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores.
The LG G5 features a way better camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a way tinier back-facing camera sensor taking less light and washed colors, they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the same video frame rates and a F1.8 aperture. LG G5 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a superior battery performance than LG G5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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