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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-21 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Gray | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2021) is just a bit better than LG Q8, with a global score of 79.2 against 77.2. Huawei P Smart (2021) is a much newer cellphone than LG Q8, although it is somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier. Both phones we are comparing here come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P Smart (2021) has the older 10 version and LG Q8 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The LG Q8 features a more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel count per inch in the screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. Huawei P Smart (2021) features a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than LG Q8, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a bit more powerful processing unit than LG Q8, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has more CPU cores. The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much better battery lifetime than LG Q8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a much better camera than LG Q8, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same diafragm aperture and the same video resolution, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a much larger back camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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