LG K8 (2018) vs Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.7 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 144.8 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm	5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
4.95 oz (140.0 g)	6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch	5.8-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Technology
TFT	OLED
Screen-to-body
66.22 %	82.64 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 308	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.32 GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Capacity
2500 mAh	2659 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

7h 49min

Video

4h 42min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/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, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.90 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 140	$ 999
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	Sep 12, 2018

Alternative variants

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 25(1900+)

with 512 GB storage

Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1349

with 256 GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1149

Links

Full specifications
LG K8 (2018) Specs	Apple iPhone XS Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPhone XS Review
User Reviews
	Apple iPhone XS User Reviews