Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-08-18 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG Q8 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3i, getting a global score of 77.2 against 73.7. LG Q8 is an older and a little thicker device than Huawei nova 3i, but LG made it lighter anyway. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but the LG Q8 has an older 7.0 Nougat version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo.
LG Q8 features a sharper display than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a higher pixels quantity per display inch. The Huawei nova 3i features a bit bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than LG Q8, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds 1,7 TB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 3i has a little bit better hardware performance than LG Q8, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei nova 3i also has a higher number of cores (and also faster). The LG Q8 shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the LG Q8 also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Huawei nova 3i counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than LG Q8, because it has an 11% larger battery size.
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