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| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | LG |
| Android 14 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2024-08-08 | 2017-07-21 |
| 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2712 x 1220 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 444 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 720 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 11.66 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Motorola Edge 50 is a bit better than LG Q8, getting a general score of 81.2 against 77.2. The Motorola Edge 50 construction has the same thickness than LG Q8, but it is somewhat heavier. These phones include Android operating system, but the Motorola Edge 50 has the older 14 version and LG Q8 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
LG Q8 features a much powerful processing unit than Motorola Edge 50, although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (but faster). The Motorola Edge 50 counts with a little sharper display than LG Q8, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1220 x 2712px and a just a little inferior pixel count in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a much brighter screen and a larger screen.
Motorola Edge 50 counts with just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG Q8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Motorola Edge 50 features a superior battery duration than LG Q8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
Motorola Edge 50 takes much better photographs and videos than LG Q8, and although they both have the same aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Edge 50 also has a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs and videos and a way better 50 MP resolution back-facing camera.
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