Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs LG K8 (2018)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Announced | |
| June 2017 | February 2018 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2017 | Available - June 2018 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 19,500 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 7,490 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Blue, Black, Gold | Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Terra Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm (5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) |
146.3 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm (5.76 x 2.88 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 152 g (5.36 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor | - |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Gorilla Glass | S-IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.2 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.68% | 64.23% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa [Similar] |
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) - Global Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) - USA [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T830MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 304 Adreno 308 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio, RDS, recording | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0, USB OTG | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 2500 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |