Phone Comparison - LG K8 (2017) vs LG G5

LG K8 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced December 2016 February 2016
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - May 2016
Price - Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Titan, Dark Blue, Gold Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.09 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.32 in)
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.88 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Adreno 530 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 70.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4) [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -