Phone Comparison - LG G8 ThinQ vs HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G

LG G8 ThinQ
lg g8 thinq
HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G
htc desire 21 pro 5g
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general 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)

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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 - -