LG K8 (2018) vs LG K30 Specs Comparison

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LG K8 (2018) LG K30
2500 mAh
3000 mAh
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.3-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 16GB
Released · May 04, 2018

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 22, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$140 $180

Design

Dimensions
5.7 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
144.8 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
5.85 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches
148.6 x 74.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
4.95 oz / 140.0 g 5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.22% screen-to-body 5.3-inch, 69.55% screen-to-body
Type
TFT TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1280x720px, 277 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 308
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
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 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
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

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 25
for Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile
System chip MediaTek MT6750T (28 nm)
Processor Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T860 MP2
Memory 32GB
Rear Single camera
Main camera 13 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 20, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFX410PM
Measured SAR Head: 0.74 W/kg
Body: 1.13 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.13 W/kg
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 14
for T-Mobile
Memory 32GB
Rear Single camera
Main camera 13 MP
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 66, 71
FCC approval Date approved: Jun 05, 2018
FCC ID value: ZNFX410TK
Measured SAR Head: 0.83 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg
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