Moto G5S Plus vs LG Q8

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Comparing the Moto G5S Plus vs LG Q8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG Q8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Moto G5S Plus runs at 2.0 GHz, making LG Q8 the better performer.


Display: Moto G5S Plus offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while LG Q8 offers 5.2 inches, making Moto G5S Plus the larger display of the two. Both Moto G5S Plus and LG Q8 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: LG Q8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Moto G5S Plus offers 13 MP, making LG Q8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Moto G5S Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while LG Q8 offers 5 MP, making Moto G5S Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Moto G5S Plus and LG Q8 offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Moto G5S Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while LG Q8 offers 32 GB, making Moto G5S Plus the better option for storage.

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Moto G5S Plus
₹9,490
(Discontinued)
LG Q8
₹49,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

29 Aug, 2017
05 Jun, 2019
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 820
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
2.1 inches (5.33 cm)
N/A
N/A
160x1040 px
N/A

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
15W Turbo Power Charging
Quick Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Good build quality
  • Good performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Cameras fail to impress
  • Incremental upgrade makes it a no-go for many
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5
(65,857 ratings)
N/A
4.5/5
(140 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
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Stock
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.5 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 530
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4
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
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
565 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.13 %
69.42 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

153.5 mm
149 mm
150.83 mm

Width

76.2 mm
71.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm
8.0 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

168 grams
146 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
13 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Laser autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Turbo Power Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
N/A
16h 04m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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