LG Q8 vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 20, 2017	Apr 16, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$1000

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 149 x 71.9 x 8 mm	6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches 158 x 80 x 11.9 mm
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g	8.32 oz / 236.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray	Black, Silver

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 73.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 565 PPI	3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 760 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display
1.8 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3540 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

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	19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
8 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 10 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash
Dual LED	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 (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Step detector, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,SlimPort	DLNA,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, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	6, 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

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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