Motorola Moto G5 vs LG Q8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Jul 20, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.68 x 2.87 x 0.37 inches 144.3 x 73. x 9.5 mm	5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 149 x 71.9 x 8 mm
Weight
5.13 oz / 145.5 g	5.15 oz / 146.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Metal
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.53% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	2560x1440px, 565 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Additional display
	1.8 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 505	Adreno 530
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2800 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	8 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 10 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Step detector, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, 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	Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Radio
	FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28	3, 7
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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