Motorola Edge 40 vs LG G8 ThinQ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 04, 2023	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$820

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm (~11.16 mm with camera bump)	5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta	Aurora black, Platinum gray, Carmine red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.92% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.6GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9	Adreno 640
Memory
8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (13)	Android (9.0 Pie)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1111	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3572	Untested
3D Mark High
1262	Untested
3D Mark Low
1257	Untested

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Battery

Type
4400 mAh	3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 28min

Video

8h 48min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
32 MP	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, 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, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	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	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFG820UM
Measured SAR
	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

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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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