LG G8X ThinQ

Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

 
CDMA 800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – USA

 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 – USA

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat20 1960/75 Mbps

Launch
Announced
2019, September 06

Status
Available. Released 2019, November 01

Body
Dimensions
159.3 x 75.8 x 8.4 mm (6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)

Weight
192 g (6.77 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

Display
Type
OLED, HDR10

Size
6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6

 Always-on display

Platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, LG UX 10.0

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485)

GPU
Adreno 640

Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) – dual-SIM model

Internal
128GB 6GB RAM

 UFS 2.1

Main Camera
Dual
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 9mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm

Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Single
32 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.8µm

Features
HDR

Video
4K@30fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
Yes

 32-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio recording
Tuned by Meridian Audio

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio

USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery
Type
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
21W wired, PD, QC3
9W wireless

Misc
Colors
New Aurora Black

Models
LMG850EMW, LM-G850, 901LG, LM-G850N

Price
About 560 EUR

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 339726 (v7), 411980 (v8)
GeekBench: 11251 (v4.4), 2870 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 38fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-24.9 LUFS (Very good)

Audio quality

Noise -93.2dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 111h