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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 84.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | LG |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-04-11 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | Aurora black, Carmine red and Platinum gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 215.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 563 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G8 ThinQ is much better than Lumia 950, having a overall score of 84.3 against 74.1. The LG G8 ThinQ is a extremely newer cellphone than Lumia 950, although it is just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. LG G8 ThinQ comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The LG G8 ThinQ features a better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Microsoft Lumia 950 features a bit sharper display than LG G8 ThinQ, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels density.
Lumia 950 features a little bit better camera than LG G8 ThinQ, because although it has a way tinier camera aperture and slower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Lumia 950 also counts with a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
LG G8 ThinQ counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 950, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1,95 TB. The LG G8 ThinQ has a bit longer battery life than Lumia 950, because it has a 17% more battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the LG G8 ThinQ is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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