LG K8 2017 vs Motorola Moto Z3 Play Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 22, 2016	Jun 06, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$500

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.84 x 0.31 inches 144.5 x 72.1 x 8 mm	6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	5.50 oz / 156.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.11% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 509
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Motorola TurboPowe

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Wide Angle) 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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

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, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

Links

Full specifications
LG K8 2017 Specs	Motorola Moto Z3 Play Specs
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