LG K8 with 5-inch HD display, Android 6.0, 4G LTE and K5 announced


LG has officially announced its K8 smartphone, a month after it was listed on its official site. It has also introduced K5 smartphone in the K Series. The K8 packs a 5-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved arc glass, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE support. The K5 packs a 5-inch FWVA screen, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera.


LG K8 specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) In-cell Touch IPS display with 2.5D glass
  • 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor with Mali-T720 GPU
  • 1.5GB RAM (EU, NA) / 1GB (LATAM), 8GB Internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • 8MP rear camera with LED flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera
  • Dimensions: 144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7mm; Weight:  156g
  • 4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC
  • 2125mAh removable battery


LG K5 specifications

  • 5-inch (854 x 480pixels) FWVGA display
  • 1.3 GHz quad-core processor
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB Internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • 5MP rear camera with LED flash
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • Dimensions: 145 x 71.6 x 8.9mm
  • 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
  • 1900mAh removable battery

The LG K8 comes in Gold, Indigo and White colors and will roll out in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, CIS and Latin America. The LG K5 comes in Gold, Silver and Titan colors and will roll out in Europe, CIS and Latin America (Q6 in Mexico).


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