Phone Comparison - LG K8 (2017) vs LG K50S vs LG V60 ThinQ 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced December 2016 August 2019 February 2020
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - Q4 2019 Coming soon
Colors Silver, Titan, Dark Blue, Gold Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue Classy Blue, Classy White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.09 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.32 in)
165.8 x 77.5 x 8.2 mm
(6.53 x 3.05 x 0.32 in)
169.3 x 77.6 x 8.9 mm
(6.67 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) - 218 g (7.69 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
5G Network - - 5G band 2(1900), 25(1900), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
GPU Adreno 308 - Adreno 650
RAM 1.5 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 512 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.5 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (259 ppi) 1080 x 2460 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 81.91% 83.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP + 5 MP +2 MP 64 MP + 13 MP + 0.3 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 13MP rear camera, PDAF
5MP Ultra-Wide sensor
2MP depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (standard), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, Dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/1.9, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4320p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p, HDR10+, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar] 10 MP, f/1.9, 30mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.22µm
HDR
2160p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat22; 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 512 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Wireless charging
Capacity 2500 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -