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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 346 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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 | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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 Q8 has a global score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X's 75.6 overall score. LG Q8's construction is a bit thinner and lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X, even though it was released around 15 months before. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but LG Q8 has 7.0 Nougat version and Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version.
LG Q8 counts with a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot greater display density. The LG Q8 counts with a much bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Huawei Mate 20 X has a little bit better hardware performance than LG Q8, because it has more cpu cores and more RAM. The Huawei Mate 20 X features a much longer battery life than LG Q8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. LG Q8 takes way better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a lot smaller sensor offering a much worse image quality, they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same aperture.
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