Phone Comparison - LG K8 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)

LG K8 (2017)
lg k8 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)
samsung galaxy j2 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung
Announced December 2016 December 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - December 2017
Price - Rs. 8,190 ($138.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Titan, Dark Blue, Gold Metallic Gold, Absolute Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.09 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.32 in)
143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm
(5.66 x 2.85 x 0.33 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM
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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
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), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Smart Manager

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Adreno 308 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 66.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [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, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
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 v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -