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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
86.667.2
Camera
92.083.7
Display
58.960.4
Battery
28.124.2
Build
78.775.8
Connectivity
62.165.8
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
56.849.5

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

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, 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"

Main Camera Features

Laser AF, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR

Front Camera

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

Front Camera Features

HDR
N/A

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

Optical Stabilization

Night Mode

Raw Photo 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 & Safety

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

Colors

Phantom Blue, Phantom Black, Icelandic Illusion
Titan

Foldable

SAR

N/A
N/A

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

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

No
Yes

Software & Security

Operating System

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

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

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