LG K8 (2017) vs BQ Aquaris M5 Comparison and Differences

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LG K8 (2017)

LG K8 (2017)

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BQ Aquaris M5

BQ Aquaris M5

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LG K8 (2017) or BQ Aquaris M5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG K8 (2017) BQ Aquaris M5
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Release date 2017, April July, 2015
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145.8 x 74.1 x 8.1 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.92 in 143.0 x 69.4 x 8.4 mm | 5.63 x 5.63 x 2.73 in
Weight 143 g | 5.04 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Polycarbonate
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Colors Titan, Brown Black, White
Battery 2500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3120 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS
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 63.8% 69%
Screen resolution 480 x 854 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 196 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Scratch resistant
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -13 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide), 1.12 µm
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 5 MP, ƒ/
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
Chipset - Mediatek MT6737M (28 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 1.5Ghz (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.5GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1GHz)
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Qualcomm Adreno 405 550 Mhz
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 2GB · 16GB 3GB · 16GB 3GB · 32GB , 3GB 32GB

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 105
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 350
GeekBench 4 Single Core 574
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1659
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1862

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Micro SIM + Micro SIM)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE 2G / 3G / 4G /
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 - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B20 (800)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n,Dual band ,Wi-Fi Hotspot ,Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 Yes, USB On-The-Go (OTG)
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.445 W/Kg (head), 0.441 W/Kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Yes
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, gyro
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: K7i X230I (India); X230 (Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania); X230K (Philippines)

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