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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-01-06 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
LG Q8 has a general score of 77.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9's general score of 73.4. LG Q8's design has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 9, but it's a lot lighter. The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit better hardware performance than LG Q8, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a greater number of cores.
LG Q8 counts with a sharper display than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way greater pixels number per display inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. LG Q8 captures a lot better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the LG Q8 also has a larger back camera sensor, a back-facing camera with a way better 16 megapixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography in low light situations.
LG Q8 features a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Huawei Mate 9 features improved battery performance than LG Q8, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
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