LG K8 2017 vs LG G6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 22, 2016	Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.84 x 0.31 inches 144.5 x 72.1 x 8 mm	5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Silver

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.11% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 79.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2880x1440px, 561 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2350 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 530
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh	3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,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, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

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

for Verizon Wireless

OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 27, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFVS988
Measured SAR	Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.48 W/kg

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20

for Sprint and Boost Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 27, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFLS993
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

for AT&T

OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30
FCC approval	Date approved: Apr 07, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFH871
Measured SAR	Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 0.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.42 W/kg

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Radio	FM
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 24, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFH870
Measured SAR	Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 0.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.14 W/kg

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