Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) vs LG G8 ThinQ (G820N)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro vs LG G8 ThinQ phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? LG G8 ThinQ (G820N)
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3 Advantages 
36 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Autofocus / PDAF on back camera and autofocus front camera |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Hands-free calling |
| Video calling |
| +5 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Model | Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro U8, SE Kanna | LG G8 LM-G820N (LGU+, KT, SKT), LMG820N |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |  South Korea |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | LG |
| Release date | 5/1/2010 | 3/1/2019, Announced: 2/24/2019 |
| Depth | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) | 8.4 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 52 x 109 millimeters (2.05 x 4.29 in) | 71.882 x 151.892 millimeters (2.83 x 5.98 in) |
| Weight | 117 grams (4.1 ounces) | 167 grams (5.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: dust/waterproof over 1.5 meters and 30min. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | P-OLED |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 6.1" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~49.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~83.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 1440x3120 pixels (19.5:9) |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 229 PPI | 563 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | HDR10 100% DCI-P3 Always-On Display |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 12 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | LG UX 8.0 / 9.0 / 10 / 11 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SM8150) (7nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 720MHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) | Octa-core, 3 processors: 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 485 (Single-core) 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 485 (Triple-core) 4x 1.78GHz Kryo 485 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX530 | Qualcomm Adreno 640 (585MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 331537 (v7), 362730 (v8) Geekbench: 10735 (v4.4), 2700 (v5.1) GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 512MB (75MB available) | 128GB (106GB available) UFS 2.1 |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| 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 | 7.2/2 Mbps | 1600/150 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 900/2100 | UMTS 800/850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat19 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 26, 28) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | (triple camera) 12 megapixels 16MP ultrawide f/1.91/3.1"16mm1.0µmFF 12MP telephoto f/2.452mm1.0μm2x-optical-zoomOISPDAF |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 24 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 60 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.5 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 27mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.6" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.4µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF on back camera and autofocus front camera |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo/video and HDR photo on front camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 1080p@30/60fps 720p@240fps |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | (dual front camera) 8 megapixels 0.3MP TOF f/1.4 |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.6" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.22µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) 32-bit/192kHz DTS:X |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Digital TV |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, 3GP, RV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, AAC, M4A | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Proprietary TV-out | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gesture Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) EP500 | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 21W Wired fast charging Quick Charge 3 USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | 9W Qi wireless charging |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.2 hours | 19 hours |
| Standby | 440 hours (18.3 days) | 412 hours (17.2 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • 8GB microSD included • 3D stereo sound • Continuous autofocus • Touch capture • WisePilot navigation • Java framework | • Colors: Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Carmine Red • DMB TV (Korea) |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | LG G8 ThinQ (G820N) | |
| 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 |