LG K8 2017 vs LG K51 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 22, 2016	May 06, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$200

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.84 x 0.31 inches 144.5 x 72.1 x 8 mm	6.57 x 3.07 x 0.33 inches 166.9 x 77.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	7.17 oz / 203.4 g
Resistance
	Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Titan gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.11% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	IMG PowerVR GE8320
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP 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 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	DTS:X Virtual Surround
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 25	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
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	Date approved: Jun 16, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFL555DL
Measured SAR
Head: 0.62 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg	Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg Phablet: 3.96 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

for Boost Mobile

OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66
Prices (MSRP)	$170

for Metro

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

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