LG has recently seen a decline in its popularity in the smartphone market and the devices it has launched have not been able to make an impact in the minds of the users. The LG K8 (2018) is a device that is in the mid price range segment and is priced at around 15000 Rupees.
The LG K8 (2018) has a 5.3 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that has a screen resolution of about 720 x 1280 pixels with a pixel density of 277 ppi. The colour reproduction is good but the pixel density is a bit less and you can see that there are some areas where one can see some pixels. The sunlight reading suffers with the brightness turned down but can be easily fixed by turning the brightness up.
The cameras on the LG devices are not much to talk about but they get the job done . The LG K8 (2018) has a single camera in the rear, a 13 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.2. The front camera is a 5 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.4. The cameras take decent pictures in normal daylight conditions and suffer from noise in artificial lighting conditions. The low light pictures are not great and there is much that needs to be worked on by LG.
The LG K8 (2018) is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset with Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 processors and Adreno 308 graphics chipset. The device runs on the Android v7.0 Nougat and is optimized to work properly with the hardware. The device has 2GB RAM and 32 GB of internal storage and a slot for a MicroSD card which supports up to 512GB.
The LG K8 (2018) has a 3000 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery and it is shipped with a normal charger. The device is able to sustain for a day before running out of juice with average usage. It goes from 0-100 in about 2 hours.
The LG K8 (2018) comes in Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue and Terra Gold color variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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LG K8 (2018) |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
June 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, Warranty Card, Getting Started Guide, Charger, Charging or Data cable |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (10000 - 20000) |
BODY
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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Material |
Main body: Front glass, plastic frame |
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Dimensions |
146.3 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm (5.76 x 2.88 x 0.32 in) |
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Weight |
152 g (5.36 oz) |
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SIM |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
5.0 inches |
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Colors |
Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Terra Gold |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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Resolution |
720 x 1280 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
294 ppi |
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Technology |
IPS LCD |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor Always-on display |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
8 MP, f/2.2 Autofocus LED flash, HDR, panorama |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
720p@30fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
5 MP, f/2.4 720p@30fps |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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OS |
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Skin - |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) - Global Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) - USA |
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Processor |
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
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Graphics processor |
Adreno 304 Adreno 308 |
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System memory |
2 GB RAM |
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Internal memory |
16 GB |
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Card Slot |
microSD, up to 32 GB |
BATTERY
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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Capacity |
2500 mAh |
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Type |
User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
No |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
3.5 mm |
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Radio |
Yes |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM)+Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor (Rear Mounted) Accelerometer Proximity Compass Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY
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Factors |
LG K8 (2018) |
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Bluetooth |
v4.2, A2DP, LE |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
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Infrared port |
Yes |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 b/g/n |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
microUSB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
microUSB 2.0 |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
5.0 inch IPS LCD display.
Average screen to body ratio that is approximately 64.4%.
294 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are okay.
2500mAh battery.
CONS –
Low light camera pictures have noise in them and lack detail.
Battery capacity is less.
Internal storage and RAM is less.
The LG K8 (2018) is a good device but is expensive for the features it offers. Most other phones are available at the entry level segment and offer better specifications.
The cameras take decent quality images. The colour reproduction is natural and crisp in normal lighting conditions, but the pictures suffer from noise in low light conditions and lack of detail can be seen.
The device has a 2500mAh battery that lasts you for almost a day which is good but the device takes about 2 hours to fully charge.
The LG K8 (2018) is a device that is a little overpriced for the features it offers to the consumers but if you are willing to go for LG products then buy this device.
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