LG Q8 vs LG Q7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 20, 2017	May 21, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 149 x 71.9 x 8 mm	5.66 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches 143.8 x 69.3 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g	5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray	Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 78.31% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 565 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 439 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
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)	MediaTek MT6750 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-T860 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	MediaTek Pump Express

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single 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	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 10 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	8 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	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Step detector, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,SlimPort	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 7	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
	38
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 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 Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Front	5 MP

Links

Full specifications
LG Q8 Specs	LG Q7 Specs