LG K8 2017 vs LG K8 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 22, 2016	Feb 22, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$140

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.84 x 0.31 inches 144.5 x 72.1 x 8 mm	5.7 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 144.8 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	4.95 oz / 140.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.11% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 66.22% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 308
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh	2500 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
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, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands
	5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
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

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 25

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