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Honor 20 Pro

Honor 20 Pro

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LG Q8 (2017)

LG Q8 (2017)

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Category Breakdown

Honor 20 Pro
LG Q8 (2017)
Performance
64.854.3
Camera
53.452.8
Display
70.570.5
Battery
43.543.5
Build
77.879.8
Overall
61.258.1

Summary

  • The Honor 20 Pro features a more premium build with a glass front and back, weighing 182g, compared to the LG Q8 (2017) which has a lighter design at 146g with a plastic back.
  • The display on the Honor 20 Pro is larger at 6.26 inches with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, while the LG Q8 offers a smaller 5.2-inch display with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
  • In terms of performance, the Honor 20 Pro is powered by the Kirin 980 chipset with 8GB RAM, significantly outperforming the Snapdragon 820 in the LG Q8, which has 4GB RAM.
  • The camera system on the Honor 20 Pro is superior with a 48 MP main sensor and additional telephoto and ultrawide lenses, compared to the LG Q8's 16 MP main sensor.
  • Battery capacity is also higher in the Honor 20 Pro at 4000mAh versus 3000mAh in the LG Q8, and it runs on a more recent Android version, 9.0, compared to 7.0 on the LG Q8.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Honor 20 Pro
LG Q8 (2017)

General

Release Date

2019
2017

Announced

2019
2017

Description

Versions: YAL-AL10
Versions: H970 (Europe)

Display

Size

6.26"
5.2"

Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~412 ppi density)
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)

PPI

1080
1440

Refresh Rate

60Hz
60Hz

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A

HDR Support

Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Chipset

Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)

GPU

Mali-G76 MP10
Adreno 530

Memory

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
32GB 4GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

No
microSDXC (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model

Camera

Main Camera

48 MP
16 MP

Main Camera Details

48 MP, f/1.4, 28mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1"2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
16 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 3-axis OIS8 MP, f/2.4, 10mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"

Front Camera

32 MP
5 MP

Front Camera Details

32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
5 MP, f/1.9, 1/5.0", 1.12µm

Video Recording

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/48kHz stereo sound rec.

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
1080p@30fps

OIS

Night Mode

RAW Support

Battery

Capacity

4000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

22.5W wired, 50% in 30 min
18W wired, QC3

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Design

Dimensions

154.6 x 74 x 8.4 mm (6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
149 x 71.9 x 8 mm (5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)

Weight

182 g
146 g

Materials

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum/plastic back, aluminum frame

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A

Colors

Phantom Blue, Phantom Black, Icelandic Illusion
Titan

Foldable

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA, LTE
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
4.2, A2DP, LE

NFC

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS

Software

Operating System

Android 9.0 (Pie), Magic 2.1
Android 7.0 (Nougat)

OS Version

Android 9.0 (Pie), Magic 2.1
Android 7.0 (Nougat)

Security

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

No
Yes