LG K8 2017 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 22, 2016	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$720

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.84 x 0.31 inches 144.5 x 72.1 x 8 mm	5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.11% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 630
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
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	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
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: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 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

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

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