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LG K8 (2018) vs Microsoft Surface Duo

LG K8 (2018)

Microsoft Surface Duo

Microsoft Surface Duo

LG K8 (2018)

Microsoft Surface Duo

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 100 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2018-2

2020-08
Status

2018-4

2020-08

Design
Build

Plastic body

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5)
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM, eSIM
Height

146.3 mm

145.2 mm
Width

73.2 mm

93.3 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

9.9 mm
Height unfolded

-

186.9 mm
Width unfolded

-

145.2 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

4.8 mm
Weight

152 g

250 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Colors

Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue, Terra Gold

White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.0 inches

8.1 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1800 x 2700 pixels
Pixel density

294 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

-
Cover display

-

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Cover display physical size

-

5.6 inches
Cover display resolution

-

1350 x 1800 pixels

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.3 GHz

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.78 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

-

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855
GPU

-

Adreno 640
Memory RAM

2 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

16 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD

No
Memory card max

32 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

OS
OS

Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)

Android 10

Main camera
Camera type

-

Single
Main camera

8 MP

11 MP, f/2.0 , 23 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

5 MP
Selfie camera resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

-
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers
Notifications

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

-
Earpiece

Yes

-

Multimedia
Radio

-

No
Radio FM

FM radio

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

2500 mAh

3577 mAh
Battery removable

Removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes
Talk time 2G

7 h

-
Talk time 3G

7 h

-
Standby time 2G

350 h

-
Standby time 3G

350 h

-

Cost
Price

-

1400 USD

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