LG Q8 vs Huawei P20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 20, 2017	Mar 27, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 149 x 71.9 x 8 mm	5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm
Weight
5.15 oz (146.0 g)	5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Splash; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 565 PPI	2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Additional display
1.8 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Second camera
8 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 10 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	24 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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, Step detector, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 7	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
LG Q8 Specs	Huawei P20 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Huawei P20 Review