Phone Comparison - LG K8 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2016 June 2017 June 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - June 2017 Available - July 2017
Price - Rs. 19,500 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,500 ($330.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Titan, Dark Blue, Gold Blue, Black, Gold Gold, Black, Pink, 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)
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
152.4 x 74.7 x 7.9 mm
(6 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) - -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-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 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
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 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 308 Mali-T830MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 71.68% 73.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.7, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/1.7, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9 [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, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, 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 OTG microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3000 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -