LG K8 2017 vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 22, 2016	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$450

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.84 x 0.31 inches 144.5 x 72.1 x 8 mm	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.11% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 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	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Adreno 308	Yes
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1856
3D Mark High
Untested	636
3D Mark Low
Untested	631

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Battery

Type
2500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 25
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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