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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2020-03-05 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 990 5G 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 | |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 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 | 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 Xs is better than LG Q8, with a general score of 91.6 against 77.2. Huawei Mate Xs's construction is a lot newer, but incredibly thicker and extremely heavier than LG Q8. The LG Q8 features a brighter display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a much smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, it also counts with a higher pixel count per display inch.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a superior memory to store more apps and games than LG Q8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate Xs has a bit faster processor than LG Q8, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much longer battery life than LG Q8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Huawei Mate Xs has a slightly better camera than LG Q8, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a F1.8 aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a much better resolution camera in the back and a way larger sensor.
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