Nokia 6790 Surge vs LG Q8 (H970)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 6790 vs LG Q8 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? LG Q8 (H970)
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2 Advantages 
32 Advantages | 9 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| FM (RDS) |
| +2 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Model | 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) |
| Other model names | AT&T Nokia 6790 Surge, Nokia Surge for AT&T | LG Q8 2017, LG-H970, LGH970 |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Europe) |
| Brand | Nokia | LG |
| Release date | 7/19/2009 | 7/1/2017 |
| Depth | 15.6 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 8 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 58 x 97.6 millimeters (2.28 x 3.84 in) | 71.9 x 148.9 millimeters (2.83 x 5.86 in) |
| Weight | 124 grams (4.34 ounces) | 146 grams (5.11 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP67 certified: dust proof and waterproof over 1 meter and 30min |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 2.4" inches | 5.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~31.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~69.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 1440x2560 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 167 PPI | 565 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.3 S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Chipset | feature not registered | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Quad-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.15GHz Kryo (Dual-core) 2x 1.6GHz Kryo (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 530 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 4GB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 256MB (120MB available) | 32GB (22GB available) |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 300/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat6 (Bands 3, 7, 20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | (dual camera) 16 megapixels 8MP f/2.41/4"10mm |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Dual-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 28mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.6" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | LDAF: laser detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo/video only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/5" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV9 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA9 | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | USB Type-C SlimPort® |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Hall effect Pedometer Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BP-4L | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 18W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.7 hours | 4 hours |
| Standby | 384 hours (16 days) | 1000 hours (41.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • QuickOffice, PDF Reader • AT&T Navigator • Java framework | • Colors: Titan • Metal body • LG UX 5.0 • KnockOn, Knock Code • 32-bit/192kHz audio • VoLTE • Secondary display: 2.1" 160x1040 pixels • IP67 certified: dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30min |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 6790 Surge | LG Q8 (H970) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |