Phone Comparison - LG K8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

LG K8 (2018)
lg k8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
samsung galaxy j5 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung
Announced February 2018 June 2017
Status Available - June 2018 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 7,490 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,500 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Terra Gold Blue, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.76 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) -
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
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), 40(2300) - J710F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
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]
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 304
Adreno 308 [Similar]
Mali-T830MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type S-IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.23% 71.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features HDR Autofocus, f/1.7, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps (Global), 1080p@30fps (USA) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9 [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, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
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, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -