HTC U12 Plus vs LG G7 ThinQ

Comparing the HTC U12 Plus vs LG G7 ThinQ across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC U12 Plus and LG G7 ThinQ run at the same processing speed of 2.8 GHz.

Display: LG G7 ThinQ offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while HTC U12 Plus offers 6 inches, making LG G7 ThinQ the larger display of the two. HTC U12 Plus features a S-LCD 6 display compared to LG G7 ThinQ's IPS LCD, making HTC U12 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: LG G7 ThinQ offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC U12 Plus offers 12 MP, making LG G7 ThinQ better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both HTC U12 Plus and LG G7 ThinQ feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: HTC U12 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while LG G7 ThinQ offers 3000 mAh, making HTC U12 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both HTC U12 Plus and LG G7 ThinQ offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: LG G7 ThinQ receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC U12 Plus has a rating of 4.2.

HTC U12 Plus

₹59,999

(Discontinued)

LG G7 ThinQ

₹50,000

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

13 Mar, 2019

22 Oct, 2018

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 845	Snapdragon 845	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
S-LCD 6	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1440x2880 px (QHD+)	1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 UP Primary Camera	16 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
16 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP + 8 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3500 mAh	3000 mAh	6500 mAh
Quick Charging	Quick Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5

(30 ratings)

4.4/5

(3,236 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Oct 22, 2018

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense

LG UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 6

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x2880 px (QHD+)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

537 ppi

563 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.28 %

82.74 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

156.6 mm

153.2 mm

150.83 mm

Width

73.9 mm

71.9 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

7.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

188 grams

162 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 UP Primary Cameraf/1.751/2.55" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle30 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

16 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh

3000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23.8 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0 50% in 35 minutes

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ad) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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