Phone Comparison - LG K8 vs Sony Xperia X Compact

LG K8
lg k8
Sony Xperia X Compact
sony xperia x compact
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced February 2016 September 2016
Status Coming Soon - Q1 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 9,180 ($135.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 31,900 ($480.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Universe black, Mist blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.34 in)
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735 [Similar] Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72), Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T720MP1 [Similar] Adreno 510 [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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.53% 69.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio, RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 1840 pixels [Similar] 23 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p video [Similar] 5 MP [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
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 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
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)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2125 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -