Phone Comparison - LG K8 vs LG G3 (CDMA)

LG K8
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LG G3 (CDMA)
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced February 2016 July 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q1 2016 Available - July 2014
Price Rs. 9,180 ($135.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.34 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T720MP1 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.53% 75.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio (LS990 model)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 1840 pixels [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p video [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2125 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 415 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)