LG G8 ThinQ vs HTC One M9 Comparison and Differences
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LG G8 ThinQ or HTC One M9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | LG G8 ThinQ | HTC One M9 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, February | 2015, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.83 in | 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.74 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 | Aluminum body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, Carmine Red | Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink, Pink | |
| Battery | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2840 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 391 h (2G) / Up to 402 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 25 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 21 h 50 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 360 EUR | ||
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | P-OLED | Super LCD3 | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 5" in | |
| Screen area | 91.0 cm2 | 68.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.5% | 68.4% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3120 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 564 PPI | 441 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/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/2.4'', 1.2µm, AF | |
| 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. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 104 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 89 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Dual | 4 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF TOF 3D camera |
4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@60fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); LG UX 8.0 | Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); Sense UI 7 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.79 GHz Kryo 485) | - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) | |
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Adreno 430 | |
| 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 (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
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 | 223 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2481 | 574 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3353 | 1204 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 10449 | 2476 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7195 | 3765 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 879 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE-A 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out), USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.1, A2DP, aptX |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/192kHz audio -DTS: X Surround Sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, Hand ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - 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 (Quick Charge 2.0) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: LMG820QM7 (US); LM-G820UMB (Verizon); LMG820UM0 (Sprint); LMG820UM1 (AT&T); LMG820UM2 (Canada); |
- Also known as HTC M9, HTC One Hima |
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