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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 10 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-12-17 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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 Pro 5G is better than the LG Q8, getting a 90.5 score against 77.2. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a way newer cellphone than LG Q8, although it's much heavier and thicker. Both devices in this comparison review have Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has the older 10 version and LG Q8 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a bit more powerful CPU than LG Q8, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and more cores. LG Q8 features a sharper display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better screen density.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG Q8, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G shoots much better photos and videos than LG Q8, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a lot more mega-pixels camera, a much larger back camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a larger camera aperture and higher 60 fps video frame rates.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a really longer battery life than LG Q8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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