Sony Xperia XZ vs LG G8 ThinQ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$820

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm	5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue	Aurora black, Platinum gray, Carmine red

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 640
Memory
3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2900 mAh	3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	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), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 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, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29	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	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 14, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-29752M	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFG820UM
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 0.35 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg	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

Memory	64GB
Dual SIM	Yes

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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