LG K8 vs Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) Comparison and Differences

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LG K8

LG K8

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Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

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LG K8 or Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG K8 Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
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Release date 2016, February 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.81 in 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm | 5.57 x 5.57 x 2.78 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 149 g | 5.26 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White White, Black
Battery 2125 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2070 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 120 EUR 160 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.7% 68.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF, f/2.4 -8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 2 MP, f/2.2
Video 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 542
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1465
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 936

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Digital TV (DS DTV 16GB model only)
Versions
- Versions: LG Phoenix 2 (AT&T); K350N

- Also known as Motorola Moto G XT1068, Motorola Moto G2, Motorola Moto G+1 Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen.) with Digital TV

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