Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 10 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-10-20 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 Huawei Mate 30 5G is much better than LG Q8, getting an 87.4 score against 77.2. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 5G is notably newer than the LG Q8, it's notably heavier and just a little bit thicker. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 5G has 10 version and LG Q8 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The LG Q8 features a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater pixels number in each inch in the display. LG Q8 has a much better storage for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a bit more powerful CPU than LG Q8, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores. The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a superior camera than LG Q8, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a lot bigger sensor taking way better quality videos and photographs, a camera in the back with much more mega pixels and higher video frame rate.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a way better battery lifetime than LG Q8, because it has a 40 percent greater battery capacity.
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