LG G7 ThinQ vs HTC U12 Plus

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both LG G7 ThinQ and HTC U12 Plus 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 LG G7 ThinQ and HTC U12 Plus 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 LG G7 ThinQ and HTC U12 Plus 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.

LG G7 ThinQ

₹50,000

(Out of Stock)

HTC U12 Plus

₹59,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

22 Oct, 2018

13 Mar, 2019

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 845	Snapdragon 845	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	S-LCD 6	AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1440x2880 px (QHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 UP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	16 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


3000 mAh	3500 mAh	6600 mAh
Quick Charging	Quick Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(3,236 ratings)

4.2/5

(30 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

Oct 22, 2018

(Official)

N/A

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

LG UI

HTC Sense

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

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

3,977,648

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

S-LCD 6

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1440x2880 px (QHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

18:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

563 ppi

537 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.74 %

80.28 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

153.2 mm

156.6 mm

162.98 mm

Width

71.9 mm

73.9 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

9.7 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

162 grams

188 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

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

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

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

16 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

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

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 60 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

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

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

N/A

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

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

3500 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 23.8 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes Quick Charging v3.0 50% in 35 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 400 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Speed:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Speed:

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

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) 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

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

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹159,999

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