LG G8 ThinQ vs Motorola Edge 40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019	May 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$820

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm	6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm (~11.16 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora black, Platinum gray, Carmine red	Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 90.92% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 600 nits	P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 4x2.6GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640	Mali-G77 MC9
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1111
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3572
3D Mark High
Untested	1262
3D Mark Low
Untested	1257

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Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Polymer	4400 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 28min

Video

8h 48min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual 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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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)
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, 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, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
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, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual 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

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