LG G8 ThinQ vs HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
LG	HTC
Announced
February 2019	January 2021
Status
Coming Soon - Q2 2019	Coming Soon - January 2021
Colors
Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue	Blue, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
151.9 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm (5.98 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)	167.1 x 78.1 x 9.4 mm (6.58 x 3.07 x 0.37 in)
Weight
167 g (5.89 oz)	205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network
-	1, 3, 5, 7, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810G compliant	- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)

Type
AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	IPS LCD screen 90Hz refresh rate HDR10 support
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour
Size
6.1 inches [Similar]	6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.85%	82.96%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 10
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver), Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 640 [Similar]	Adreno 619 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model	microSDXC

Rear Camera
12 MP + 16 MP + 12 MP [Similar]	48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	Dual-LED flash
Features
12 MP, f/1.5, 27mm (standard), 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, no AF 12 MP, 52mm (telephoto), f/2.4, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF Triple or Dual camera (market dependent) HDR, Panorama	48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, AF TOF camera HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar]	16 MP, f/2.0 HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
128 GB, 6 GB RAM	128 GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model	microSDXC
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 4+)
Capacity
3500 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-