Phone Comparison - LG K8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

LG K8 (2018)
lg k8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
samsung galaxy a3 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung
Announced February 2018 December 2015
Status Available - June 2018 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price Rs. 7,490 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Terra Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.76 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 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 [Similar]
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 304
Adreno 308 [Similar]
Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type S-IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.23% 69.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -