Phone Comparison - LG K8 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2016 December 2017 April 2020
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - December 2017 Available - April 2020
Price - Rs. 8,190 ($138.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,299 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Titan, Dark Blue, Gold Metallic Gold, Absolute Black Black, Gold, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.09 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.32 in)
143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm
(5.66 x 2.85 x 0.33 in)
143.4 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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) - J320F LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Smart Manager -
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 308 Adreno 308 Mali-T720
RAM 1.5 GB 1.5/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 66.46% 66.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 8 MP, f/2.2, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2600 mAh battery 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -