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LG G5

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LG Q8 (2017)

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Category Breakdown

LG G5

LG Q8 (2017)

Performance

54.354.3

Camera

50.052.8

Display

70.570.5

Battery

43.543.5

Build

79.879.8

Overall

57.458.1

Summary

The LG G5 features a premium build with a glass front and aluminum back, while the LG Q8 (2017) has a similar glass front but uses an aluminum/plastic back, making it slightly lighter.
Both phones have a 5.3" and 5.2" IPS LCD display with the same resolution, but the Q8 has a slightly higher pixel density.
Performance is identical, as both are powered by the Snapdragon 820 chipset, with 4GB of RAM.
The G5's camera setup includes a wide and a secondary lens, while the Q8 adds an ultrawide lens, enhancing versatility.
The G5 has a smaller 2800mAh battery compared to the Q8's 3000mAh, and the Q8 runs on a more recent Android 7.0, while the G5 is upgradable to Android 8.0.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

LG G5

LG Q8 (2017)

General

Release Date

2016, April 01

2017

Announced

2016, February 21

2017

Description

Versions: H850 (Europe); LG G5 Speed H858 (Taiwan); VS987 (Verizon); H820 (AT&T); LS992 (Sprint); H830 (T-Mobile); US992 (US Cellular); VodafoneAlso known as LG G5 Dual H860N with dual-SIM card slots

Versions: H970 (Europe)

Display

Size

5.3"

5.2"

Type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~554 ppi density)

1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)

PPI

1440

Refresh Rate

60Hz

Peak Brightness

N/A

HDR Support

✗

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

CPU

Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)

GPU

Adreno 530

Memory

32GB 4GB RAM

Expandable Storage

✗

Card Slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

microSDXC (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model

Camera

Main Camera

16 MP

Main Camera Details

16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 3-axis OIS8 MP, f/2.4, 9mm, 1/3.6", no AF

16 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 3-axis OIS8 MP, f/2.4, 10mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"

Front Camera

8 MP

5 MP

Front Camera Details

8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm

5 MP, f/1.9, 1/5.0", 1.12µm

Video Recording

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

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

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps

OIS

✓

Night Mode

✗

RAW Support

✗

Battery

Capacity

2800 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable

Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

18W wired, QC3

Fast Charging

✗

Wireless Charging

✗

Build & Design

Dimensions

149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)

149 x 71.9 x 8 mm (5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)

Weight

159 g

146 g

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame

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

Water Resistance

N/A

Colors

Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink

Titan

Foldable

✗

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

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

✗

✓

WiFi

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

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

4.2, A2DP, LE

NFC

✓

USB

USB Type-C 3.0, OTG

USB Type-C

IR Blaster

✗

Headphone Jack

✓

Radio

✗

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

GPS, GLONASS

Software

Operating System

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), LG UX 5 UI

Android 7.0 (Nougat)

OS Version

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), LG UX 5 UI

Android 7.0 (Nougat)

Security

Fingerprint

✓

Face Unlock

✗

Sensors

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

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

Audio

Stereo Speakers

✗

Loudspeaker

Yes

Audio Jack

Yes