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4.0
Essential Phone
6.0
LG G8X ThinQ
Essential Phone LG G8X ThinQ
Released · Aug 17, 2017
Released · Nov 01, 2019
5.7-inch
6.4-inch
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3040 mAh
4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
159.3 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g) 6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Titanium
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54 Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White Aurora black

Display

Size
5.7-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Screen-to-body
84.85 % 83.41 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 640
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 128GB, available to use: 102.8 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3040 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, Qi wireless charging
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Video
11h 10min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) 32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s) LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Date approved: Sep 18, 2019
FCC ID value: ZNFG850UM
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg
Head: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 1.01 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.28 W/kg
Phablet: 3.82 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 700 $ 700

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017 Sep 06, 2019

Alternative variants

for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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