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

