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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-04-16 | 2017-07-21 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
Comparison review
LG Q8 is a little bit better than Huawei P9, having a 77.2 score against 72.9. The LG Q8 design is newer, but just a little heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei P9. The Huawei P9 has a bit better performance than LG Q8, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
The LG Q8 features a better screen than Huawei P9, and although they both have a same size display, the LG Q8 also has a better screen pixel density and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution. The LG Q8 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P9, because it has a way higher video definition, a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a larger aperture and a back-facing camera with much more MP.
The LG Q8 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P9, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the LG Q8 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. The Huawei P9 and the LG Q8 have really similar batteries performance.
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