Huawei P20 vs LG G8 ThinQ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$820

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm	5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Aurora black, Platinum gray, Carmine red

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFG820UM
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.29 W/kg Phablet: 3.88 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

for T-Mobile

OS	Android (10)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28

for Sprint

OS	Android (10)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	40, 41, 46

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for Verizon Wireless

OS	Android (10)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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