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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-11-15 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Blue | Gray |
| Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 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 |
| 6.32 | 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
Huawei Mate X is better than LG Q8, with a general score of 89.4 against 77.2. Although Huawei Mate X is noticeably newer than the LG Q8, it is thicker and much heavier. These devices have Android OS, but Huawei Mate X has the newer 9.0 Pie version while LG Q8 has Android 7.0 Nougat version, counting with lots of additional features and some performance improvements.
Huawei Mate X has a bit faster processing unit than LG Q8, because it has a higher number of cores and 4 GB more RAM. LG Q8 features a brighter display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit lower 1440 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate X has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG Q8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate X has a really longer battery life than LG Q8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
LG Q8 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a much tinier camera sensor which offers a way worse photo and video quality and a lot lower 16 mega pixels resolution camera, they both have a F1.8 aperture.
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