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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-04-11 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Aurora black, Carmine red and Platinum gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 563 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G8 ThinQ has a general score of 84.3, which is better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's 74.2 general score. The LG G8 ThinQ is a newer and just a bit lighter cellphone than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, but it's also somewhat thicker. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the LG G8 ThinQ has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat, so it counts with some nice extra features and performance tweaks.
The LG G8 ThinQ features a sharper display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels, a quite bigger display and a higher screen density. The LG G8 ThinQ has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB more internal storage.
The LG G8 ThinQ counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG G8 ThinQ also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The LG G8 ThinQ has just a bit better battery life than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
LG G8 ThinQ takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the LG G8 ThinQ also has a bigger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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