Nokia 8 vs LG G5 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 8

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LG G5

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Nokia 8 or LG G5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 8 LG G5
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Release date 2017, September 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.9 in 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.91 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 159 g | 5.61 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body (6000 series) Aluminum body
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Colors Tempered Blue, Polished Blue, Steel, Polished Copper Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
Battery 3090 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 400 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.3" in 5.3" in
Screen area 77.4 cm2 77.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.4% 70.1%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 554 PPI 554 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF & laser AF, OIS
-13 MP B/W, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF & laser AF
-16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6'', laser AF, 3-axis OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 9mm, 1/3.6'', no AF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 68
DxOMark Photo 72
DxOMark Video 62
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Video 2160p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo) - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 207256
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 401 329
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1330 645
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1363
GeekBench 5 Single Core 379 316
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1582 736
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1908 1651
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6432 3668
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7838 6585
GeekBench 4 Battery 1726

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 / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS987, US992
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H830, US992 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H820CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS987 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H860N
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - H850 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800) - H830 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - H820 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - H860NLTE 2,3,4,5,7,13 - VS987LTE 2,4,5,12,13,17,25 - US992
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Nokia OZO audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
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- IP54 splash proof

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: H850 (Europe); LG G5 Speed H858 (Taiwan); VS987 (Verizon); H820 (AT&T); LS992 (Sprint); H830 (T-Mobile); US992 (US Cellular); Vodafone Also known as LG G5 Dual H860N with dual-SIM card slots

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