LG K8 2017 vs Apple iPhone X Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone X
LG K8 2017 Apple iPhone X
Released · Feb 27, 2017
Released · Nov 03, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.8-inch · 2436x1125px
Single camera
Dual camera
1.5GB · 16GB
3GB · 256GB
2500 mAh
2716 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Dec 22, 2016 Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$1149

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.84 x 0.31 inches
144.5 x 72.1 x 8 mm
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g 6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter; Back: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.11% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 82.35% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm) Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Adreno 308 Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh 2716 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 25 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s) LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 01, 2017
FCC ID value: ZNFUS215
Measured SAR
Head: 0.62 W/kg
Body: 0.78 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg

Alternative variants

Rear Single camera
Main camera 13 MP
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
Data Speed LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $999
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