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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 84.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-04-11 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Aurora black, Carmine red and Platinum gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 563 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 score of 84.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 5T's global score of 80.8. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but LG G8 ThinQ has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10, so it provides you some nice extra features. The LG G8 ThinQ body is a little thicker but a bit lighter than Huawei nova 5T, and both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
The LG G8 ThinQ features a sharper display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 3120px and a greater quantity of pixels per display inch. LG G8 ThinQ features just a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 5T. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores.
The LG G8 ThinQ features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the LG G8 ThinQ also has an external memory slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Huawei nova 5T features a much better camera than LG G8 ThinQ, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for taking pictures or videos in poorly lited environments and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
Huawei nova 5T has a little longer battery life than LG G8 ThinQ, because it has a 7 percent more battery size.
The LG G8 ThinQ not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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