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

