LG K8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| LG | Xiaomi |
| Announced | |
| February 2016 | February 2018 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - Q1 2016 | Available - February 2018 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 9,180 ($135.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 9,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, Gold, Rose Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7 mm (5.69 x 2.81 x 0.34 in) |
158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 157 g (5.54 oz) | 180 g (6.35 oz ) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.99 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 66.53% | 77.44% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) |
| User Interface | |
| - | MIUI 9 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T720MP1 [Similar] | Adreno 506 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 3/4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 1840 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 720p video [Similar] | 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 12 | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Class 12 | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB 2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2125 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |