LG G8 ThinQ vs Huawei nova 5T Specs Comparison

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LG G8 ThinQ	Huawei nova 5T
Released · Apr 11, 2019	Released · September 2019
6.1-inch · 3120x1440px	6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Quad camera
6GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
3500 mAh	3750 mAh
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Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm	6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora black, Platinum gray, Carmine red	Midsummer purple, Black, Crush blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 84.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 600 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640	Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 27 mm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

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

Links

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