LG K8 (2018) vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone SE (2020)
LG K8 (2018) Apple iPhone SE (2020)
2500 mAh
1821 mAh
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 64GB
Released · Apr 24, 2020
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Design

Dimensions
5.7 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
144.8 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
4.95 oz (140.0 g) 5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch 4.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
TFT IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.22 % 65.34 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2650 MHz
Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 308 Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh, Li - Ion 1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
3h 36min
Browsing
9h 5min
Video
4h 45min
Gaming
4h 59min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
7 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2, 4, 5, 12 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 5, 4, 2 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 140 $ 399
In The Box
Battery, USB Cable and Power adapter EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 22, 2018 Apr 15, 2020

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 25
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
MSRP $ 449
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
MSRP $ 549
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