LG G8 ThinQ vs Honor 7 Comparison and Differences
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LG G8 ThinQ
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Honor 7
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LG G8 ThinQ or Honor 7 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | LG G8 ThinQ | Honor 7 | |
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Release date | 2019, February | 2015, June | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.83 in | 143.2 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm | 5.64 x 5.64 x 2.83 in | |
Weight | 167 g | 5.89 oz | 157 g | 5.54 oz | |
Body Build | Front glass (Gorilla Glass 5), back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | ||
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, Carmine Red | Gray, Silver, Gold | |
Battery | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3100 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 350 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 8 h 20 min (3G) |
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Approximate price | 300 EUR | ||
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | P-OLED | IPS-NEO LCD | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.1" in | 5.2" in | |
Screen area | 91.0 cm2 | 74.5 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 83.5% | 72.4% | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 3120 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 564 PPI | 424 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
Other specs | - 100% DCI-P3 -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Always-on display |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 20 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5, 27mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, OIS, Dual Pixel PDAF -16 MP, f/1.9, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, no AF |
-20 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.4'', PDAF | |
Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR10, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. | 1080p@30fps, HDR | |
DxOMark Main Score | 99 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 104 | ||
DxOMark Video | 89 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Dual | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF TOF 3D camera |
8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide) | |
Functions | HDR | LED flash | |
Video | 1080p@60fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); LG UX 8.0 | Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); EMUI 3.1 | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 935 (28 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.79 GHz Kryo 485) | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
GPU | Adreno 640 | Mali-T628 MP4 | |
External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
Internal memory | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Enhanced Edition |
Benchmark
Antutu 8 Total | 371221 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 882 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2336 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2418 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1421 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 706 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2481 | ||
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3353 | 758 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10449 | 2511 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7195 | 2095 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - Sprint, Verison -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, Sprint HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Sprint, Verison -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 14(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - AT&T LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Sprint LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800), 28(700), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100) - Verison |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Europe |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | |
NFC | Yes | ||
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 1.13 W/kg (head) 0.52 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | FM radio | Stereo FM radio | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - 32-bit/192kHz audio -DTS: X Surround Sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Face ID, Hand ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 21W (Quick Charge 3.0) -USB Power Delivery -Wireless charging 9W - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant |
- Fast battery charging |
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Versions |
- Versions: LMG820QM7 (US); LM-G820UMB (Verizon); LMG820UM0 (Sprint); LMG820UM1 (AT&T); LMG820UM2 (Canada); |
- Also known as Huawei Honor 7 Enhanced Edition; Huawei Honor 7 Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots |
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