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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-21 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Gray | Interstellar blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei Mate Xs is better than LG Q8, having a 91.6 score against 77.2. Huawei Mate Xs's design is newer than the LG Q8's, but it's extremely heavier and extremely thicker. Huawei Mate Xs has a bit better hardware performance than LG Q8, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
LG Q8 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel density. The Huawei Mate Xs features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than LG Q8, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage.
Huawei Mate Xs counts with a way better battery duration than LG Q8, because it has a 50% larger battery capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs has a slightly better camera than LG Q8, and although they both have the same video quality, the same 30 fps video frame rates and a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a back-facing camera with a much better 40 mega pixels resolution and a much larger sensor.
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