Huawei Honor V9 Play vs LG Q8: Comparison

Comparison of features, performance, design, battery, camera and connectivity between the following smartphones: Huawei Honor V9 Play vs LG Q8. The complete information of specifications to decide which to buy.

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Huawei Honor V9 PlayHuawei Honor V9 PlayChina · 3GB · 32GB · AL10
LG Q8LG Q8Global · 4GB · 32GB · H970
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Huawei Honor V9 Play
Huawei Honor V9 Play
China · 3GB · 32GB · AL10
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LG Q8
LG Q8
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Ki Cost-effective
Score		 -- Not available -- Not available
Design and Screen score --Design & Materials --Design & Materials
Performance and Hardware score --Performance & Hardware --Performance & Hardware
Camera score --Camera --Camera
Connectivity score -- Connectivity -- Connectivity
Battery score --Battery --Battery

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Technical specifications of the Huawei Honor V9 Play vs LG Q8

Specs where to buy Huawei Honor V9 Play Huawei Honor V9 Play
China · 3GB · 32GB · AL10 		where to buy LG Q8 LG Q8
Global · 4GB · 32GB · H970
Inches 5.2" 5.2"
Resolution HD QHD
Usable surface 69% useful 69% useful
Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Dimensions 73.2 mm
147.9 mm
7.7 mm 		71.9 mm
149.0 mm
8.0 mm
Weight 145 g 146 g
Micro MT6750
Octa-Core 		SnapD. 820
Quad-Core
RAM 3 GB RAM 4 GB RAM
Storage 32 GB 32 GB
AnTuTu 42.000
v? 		125.000
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Battery 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Main Camera 1
13 Mpx · ƒ/2.2

1
13 Mpx · ƒ/1.8

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Selfie Camera SELF 8 Mpx · ƒ/-- SELF 5 Mpx · ƒ/1.9
Bands
OS Android 7.0 Nougat Android 7.0 Nougat

Brand
Brand Huawei LG
Aliases -- LG-H970, H970

Release Date
Release date September 2017,
6 years ago 		July 2017,
6 years ago
State Not available Not available
Market China Global

Design & Materials

Structure

Huawei Honor V9 Play
LG Q8
Huawei Honor V9 Play
LG Q8
Size
73.2 mm • 147.9 mm • 7.7 mm
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 Print 3D Model
71.9 mm • 149.0 mm • 8.0 mm
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 Print 3D Model
Weight 145 g 146 g
Usable surface 69 % 69 %
Materials Metal Aluminium alloy
Resistance - IP67
Colors
Black

Blue

Gold

Red

Rose-gold
Gray

Screen
Diagonal 5.2" 5.2"
Type LCD IPS LCD IPS
Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution HD
720 x 1280 px 		QHD
1440 x 2560 px
Density 282 Pixels per inch 565 Pixels per inch

Others

Others
  • Without Notch
  • NTSC
  • 65% NTSC
  • Color LED Notifications
  • 2.5D curved glass screen
  • Capacitive
  • Multi-touch
  • Without Notch
  • Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ)
  • Color LED Notifications
  • Scratch resistant
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  • Capacitive
  • Multi-touch
  • Secondary IPS display - 2.1 in; 160 x 10

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Performance & Hardware

Processor
Model MediaTek MT6750 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 2.2GHz
CPU 4x Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 1.0 GHz 2x Kryo 2.2 GHz + 2x Kryo 1.6 GHz
Type Octa-Core Quad-Core
Manufacturing 28 nm 14 nm
64 Bits Yes Yes

Graphics
GPU Arm Mali-T860 MP2 Qualcomm Adreno 530 624MHz

RAM
RAM 3 GB 4 GB
Type -- --

Antutu
Score
42.000
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Overall performance better than 22% of devices
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125.000
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Overall performance better than 3% of devices
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Storage
Capacity 32 GB 32 GB
Type -- --
SD Slot Yes ,
Slot for SD or second SIM card 		Yes ,
Independent SD slot

Security
Fingerprint Yes, in the back Yes, in the back

Sensors
Sensors
  • Fingerprint
  • Proximity
  • Light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Fingerprint
  • Proximity
  • Light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Gyroscope
  • Barometer
  • Hall

Audio

Audio
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Others
Notifications LED Color LED Notifications Color LED Notifications
Cooling system No No
Gaming buttons No No

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Camera

Main
No. of cameras Rear camera Double rear camera
1
Camera type

Standard

Standard
Resolution 13 Mpx 13 Mpx
Sensor Unknown Unknown
Type CMOS CMOS
Aperture ƒ/ 2.2 ƒ/ 1.8
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2
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Resolution
8 Mpx
Sensor
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Aperture
ƒ/ 2.4
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Features
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Optical Stabilisation No Yes
Slow Motion Video No,
30 fps 		Yes,
120 fps
Others
  • Digital zoom
  • Autofocus
  • Touch focus
  • Continuous shooting
  • Geotagging
  • Panorama
  • HDR
  • Face detection
  • White balance settings
  • ISO settings
  • Exposure compensation
  • Scene mode
  • Self-timer
  • Digital zoom
  • Dual camera
  • Digital image stabilization
  • Optical Stabilization (OIS)
  • Autofocus
  • Touch focus
  • Continuous shooting
  • Geotagging
  • Panorama
  • HDR
  • Face detection
  • White balance settings
  • ISO settings
  • Exposure compensation
  • Scene mode
  • Self-timer

Selfie
SELF
Camera type

Dedicated

Dedicated
Resolution 8 Mpx 5 Mpx
Sensor Unknown Unknown
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Aperture ƒ/ -- ƒ/ 1.9
Pixel size -- 1.12 µm
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Connectivity

Network compatibility

5G -- --
4G LTE
  • B1 (2100)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B5 (850)
  • B38 (TDD 2600)
  • B39 (TDD 1900)
  • B40 (TDD 2300)
  • B41 (TDD 2500)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B7 (2600)
  • B20 (800)
3G
  • B1 (2100)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)
  • B34 (TD 2000)
  • B39 (TD 1900+)
  • B1 (2100)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)
2G
  • CDMA BC0 (800)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)
  • B2 (1900)
  • B3 (1800)
  • B5 (850)
  • B8 (900)

SIM card
Dual SIM Dual Sim Dual Standby Single Sim
Type
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano SIM

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n 5GHz
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n 5GHz
  • 802.11ac
Others
  • Dual band
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Dual band
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
Version Bluetooth 4.2 LE Low energy consumption Bluetooth 4.2 LE Low energy consumption
Others
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • LE (Low Energy)
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • AVCTP (Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol)
  • AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile)
  • DIP (Device ID Profile)
  • EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • GAVDP (Generic Audio/Video Distribution Profile)
  • GATT (Generic Attribute Profile)
  • HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
  • HID (Human Interface Profile)
  • HSP (Headset Profile)
  • LE (Low Energy)
  • MAP (Message Access Profile)
  • PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile)
  • SPP (Serial Port Protocol)
  • SAP/SIM/rSAP (SIM Access Profile)
  • OPP (Object Push Profile)
  • PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile)
  • HOGP
  • GOEP (Generic Object Exchange Profile)
  • HDP (Health Device Profile)

Navigation
Navigation
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Beidou
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS

USB
USB
  • Charging
  • Mass Storage
  • Charging
  • Mass Storage
  • USB On-The-Go (OTG)
  • USB Type C

SAR
European measurement

The European Union sets a limit of 2 W/kg averaged over 10 grams of tissue.

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1.590 W/Kg on body
American measurement

The FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg measured in a volume of 1 gram of tissue

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Others
Others
  • Audio Jack
  • Computer sync
  • OTA sync
  • Infrared
  • Tethering.
  • VoLTE
  • NFC
  • Audio Jack
  • Radio FM
  • Computer sync
  • OTA sync
  • Infrared
  • Tethering.
  • DLNA

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Battery

Battery
Capacity
3000 mAh
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3000 mAh
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Type Li-Polymer Li-Ion
Fast charge No Yes
Others
  • Non-removable
  • Non-removable

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Software

Software
Operating System
  • Android 7.0 Nougat
    Android 7.0 Nougat, 7 years ago
  • Android 7.0 Nougat
    Android 7.0 Nougat, 7 years ago
Google Services (official) No Yes

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