Phone Comparison - LG Q9 vs Sony Xperia 8

LG Q9
lg q9
Sony Xperia 8
sony xperia 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced January 2019 October 2019
Status Coming Soon - July 2019 Coming Soon - October 2019
Colors Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue Gray, Black, Orange, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
158 x 69 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) [Similar] Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 530 [Similar] Adreno 508 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi) 1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.02% 76.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), PDAF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm,
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 (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
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 not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 2760 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -