LG G8 ThinQ vs Xiaomi Redmi 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

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

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

151.9 mm

151.8 mm
Width

71.8 mm

72.8 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

167 g

157 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

Black, Blue, Red

Black, Gold, Light Blue, Rose Gold

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2 , 1.25 µm
16 MP, f/1.9 , 1/3.1" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4000 x 3000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection and laser autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

104

-
DxOMark video

89

-
DxOMark camera score

99

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity