LG Q6 vs LG G8 ThinQ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$820

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 142.5 x 69.3 x 8.1 mm	5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.26 oz / 149.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, White	Aurora black, Platinum gray, Carmine red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 79.01% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 439 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 435 8940 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 640
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, 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
5 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 09, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFM700N	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFG820UM
Measured SAR
Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg	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

Memory	4GB/64GB
Colors	Black, Gray, Blue

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	2GB/16GB
Colors	Black, Gold, Gray

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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