LG K8 vs LG K7 Comparison and Differences

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LG K8

LG K8

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LG K7

LG K7

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LG K8 or LG K7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG K8 LG K7
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Release date 2016, February 2016, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.81 in 143.6 x 72.5 x 9.1 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.85 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 161 g | 5.68 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White White, Black, Gold; Titan (LTE model)
Battery 2125 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2125 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
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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% 66.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 480 x 854 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 196 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF, f/2.4 -5 MP, f/2.6, or 8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 5 MP
Video 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6580M (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) (LTE model)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (3G model)
-Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7 (LTE model)
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Mali-400MP2
Adreno 304
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 (3G model, LS675)
8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (LTE model)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 542 396
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1465 1013
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 936 634

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - LS675
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 - X210 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - MS330 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LS675 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - X210DS
-4G - LTE - X210 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 12(700) - MS330 
LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS675
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 4.1, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: LG Phoenix 2 (AT&T); K350N

- Versions: X210 (Europe); X210DS (Russia); MS330 (MetroPCS); LG Tribute 5 LS675 (Boost Mobile) Also known as LG K7 Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots

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