LG G8X ThinQ vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2019	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$700	$749

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.3 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm	5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g	6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora black	Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.41% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 10min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
32 MP	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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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
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 18, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFG850UM
Measured SAR
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

Alternative variants

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799