Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 5 vs Huawei P8 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A8

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Huawei Samsung
Announced October 2013 April 2015 July 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - May 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Various Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
143 x 70.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.63 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Octa-core 1.2 GHz, HiSilicon Kirin 620 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-450 MP Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.95 inches 5.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.86% 68.14% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2200 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h - -