LG K8 vs. Huawei Mate 9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of LG K8 and Huawei Mate 9. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

LG K8 vs. Huawei Mate 9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.6 mm 156.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater height than LG K8.
Width 71.5 mm 78.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than LG K8.
Depth 8.7 mm 7.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than LG K8.
Weight 140 g 190 g LG K8 is lighter than LG K8.
Body Colour Gold Moonlight silver | Space grey
Body Material - Aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg (body), 0.523 W/kg (head) 1.42 W/kg
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.9" Huawei Mate 9 has larger screen size than LG K8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 9 has better screen resolution than LG K8.
Display Format HD Full HD
Pixel Density 294 ppi 373 ppi Huawei Mate 9 has better pixel density than LG K8.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass 2.5D Arc Glass
PROCESSOR LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Processor Number MT6735 -
Clock Speed 1.3 GHz 2.4 GHz Huawei Mate 9 has higher clock speed than LG K8.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Huawei Mate 9 has higher processor core quantity than LG K8.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei Mate 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T720 Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
RAM 1.5 GB 4 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more RAM than LG K8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 8 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more internal memory than LG K8.
User Memory - 41 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC - up to 32 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better camera resolution than LG K8.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate 9 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom - 2x
Camera Modes Panorama Time-lapse mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - LG K8 has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better front camera resolution than LG K8.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/1.9
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2125 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei Mate 9 has larger battery capacity than LG K8.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 20 min
Standby Time - 504 hours
Talk Time - 1800 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, eAAC+ WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264 RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
FEATURES LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR)
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Radio Data Service (RDS), DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, Knock Code function DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics
OTHERS LG K8 Huawei Mate 9
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable
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