LG G8X ThinQ vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Comparison and Differences
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LG G8X ThinQ or Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | LG G8X ThinQ | Xiaomi Mi 9 SE | |
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Release date | 2019, September | 2019, February | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.3 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.98 in | 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.78 in | |
Weight | 192 g | 6.77 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | |
Body Build | Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6), back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | ||
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | New Aurora Black | Violet, Blue, Gray | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3070 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
Approximate price | 820 EUR | 300 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | OLED | Super AMOLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.4" in | 5.97" in | |
Screen area | 100.5 cm2 | 87.5 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 83.3% | 84.1% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 432 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
Other specs | - DCI-P3 100% -HDR10 -Always-on display |
- HDR | |
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 48 MP, Triple | |
Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (standard), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual pixel PDAF, OIS -13 MP, f/2.4, 9mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm |
-48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm -8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF |
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Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps | |
Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 20 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 32 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | |
Functions | HDR | HDR | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); LG UX 9.0 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) | - Octa-core 2.3 GHz | |
GPU | Adreno 640 | Adreno 616 | |
External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - | No | |
Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 8 Total | 389636 | 223441 | |
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 438 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1308 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 966 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 849 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 405 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1451 | ||
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1870 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5825 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE (unspecified) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A | |
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, GALILEO, BDS | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | No | |
Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
Others | - 32-bit/192kHz audio -24-bit/192kHz audio recording -DTS: X Surround Sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Tuned by Meridian Audio |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 21W (Quick Charge 4.0) -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Wireless charging 9W - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant |
- Fast battery charging 18W |
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