Phone Comparison - LG G4 Stylus vs LG K8 (2017) vs LG K8 (2018)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced April 2015 December 2016 February 2018
Status Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - June 2018
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 7,490 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Metallic Silver, Floral White Silver, Titan, Dark Blue, Gold Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Terra Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.3 x 79.2 x 9.6 mm
(6.07 x 3.12 x 0.38 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.09 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.32 in)
146.3 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.76 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
HSDPA - 3G model only
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 12(700) - T-Mobile LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 (LTE model)
Octa-core 1.4 GHz (3G model), Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (LTE model)
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) - Global
Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) - USA
GPU Adreno 306 (LTE model) Adreno 308 Adreno 304
Adreno 308
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch S-IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.09% 65.89% 64.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP
Flash Yes LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps (Global), 1080p@30fps (USA)
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 Class 12 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM (T-Mobile only)
16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h (3G) - -