LG G8 ThinQ vs LG Velvet - Phone Comparison

General Info

Manufacturer
LG	LG
Announced
February 2019	2020, May 07
Status
Coming Soon - Q2 2019	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May 15
Colors
Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue	Aurora White, Aurora Green, Aurora Gray, Illusion Sunset
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 74 x 7.9 mm (6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight
167 g (5.89 oz)	180 g (6.35 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 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE
5G Network
-	5G SA/NSA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810G compliant	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810G compliant

Type
AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	FHD+ P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.1 inches [Similar]	6.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi)	1080 x 2340 pixels (379 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.85%	91.80%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 10.0
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 (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 640 [Similar]	Adreno 620 [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 + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	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, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.	2160p, 1080p, 720p@960fps, 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, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm 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, 5G
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, DLNA, hotspot
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, 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 30W Wireless Charging 10W
Capacity
3500 mAh	4300 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-