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Huawei P9 Plus vs LG G7 ThinQ Specs Comparison

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Huawei P9 Plus
8.0
LG G7 ThinQ
Huawei P9 Plus LG G7 ThinQ
Released · Apr 20, 2016
Released · Jun 01, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 3120x1440px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3400 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016 May 02, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches
152.3 x 75.3 x 6.98 mm 		6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g 5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, White Platinum gray, Aurora black, Moroccan blue, Raspberry rose

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.78% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 82.97% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD, HDR, 1000 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 3 (Average)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955 Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm 		16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 30 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm 		16 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p 		8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA 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, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 22, 2016
FCC ID value: QISVIE-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.40 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
FCC approval Date approved: Apr 27, 2016
FCC ID value: QISVIE-L29
Measured SAR Head: 1.37 W/kg
Body: 0.68 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg
with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 46
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval Date approved: May 02, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFG710VM
Measured SAR Head: 0.22 W/kg
Body: 1.06 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.21 W/kg
Phablet: 3.97 W/kg
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands 40, 41
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
for T-Mobile
OS Android (10)
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 7, 13, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
FCC approval Date approved: May 09, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFG710TM
Measured SAR Head: 0.29 W/kg
Body: 1.30 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg
Phablet: 3.96 W/kg
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