LG’s list of announcements made at CES 2017 now includes 5 new mid-range smartphones, four in its mid-range K series and one from its stylus-totting Stylo range.
LG first announced the K series at last year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with 3 devices, the K4, the K7 and K10 before later expanding the series to include the K8. LG’s K series of smartphones was meant to take over from the L series which the company had used to reach out to the mid-range market segment without much success.
This year, the K series is being refreshed with a new generation of devices that feature much better designs, improved internals, better cameras and the latest Android 7.0, Nougat.
LG is also refreshing one of its rare offerings these days, a smartphone with a stylus, the Stylus 3 (Stylo 3 in the American market), with a new generation model that packs what is supposedly an upgraded stylus (LG talks of the “1.8mm diameter fiber-tip stylus”).
Here are specifications of all the 5 devices:
| LG K3 | LG K4 | LG K8 | LG K10 | LG Stylus 3 | |
| Size and weight | 133.9 x 69.75 x 9.44mm, 132g | 144.76 x 72.6 x 7.9mm, 135g | 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.09mm, 142g | 148.7 x 75.3 x 7.9mm, 142g | 155.6 x 79.8 x 7.4mm, 149g |
| Display | 4.5-inch FWVGA On-cell Touch (854 x 480 pixels, 218ppi) | 5.0-inch FWVGA In-cell Touch (854 x 480 pixels, 196ppi) | 5.0-inch HD In-cell Touch (1280 x 720 pixels, 294ppi) | 5.3-inch HD In-cell Touch (1280 x 720 pixels, 277ppi) | 5.7-inch HD In-cell Touch (1280 x 720 pixels, 258ppi) |
| Processor | Quad-core Snapdragon 210 clocked at 1.1 GHz | Same | Quad-core Snapdragon 425 clocked at 1.4GHz | Octa-core MediaTek MT6750 clocked at 1.5GHz | Same |
| Memory | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 3GB RAM, 16GB onboard storage |
| Camera | Front 2MP, Rear 5MP | Front 5MP, Rear 5MP | Front 5MP, Rear 13MP | Front 5MP (Wide), Rear 13MP (Standard) | Front 8MP, Rear 13MP |
| Operating System | Android 7.0 Nougat | Same | Same | Same | Same |
| Battery | 2,100mAh | 2,500mAh (removable) | Same | 2,800mAh (removable) | 3,200mAh (removable) |
| Network | 2G, 3G, LTE | Same | Same | Same | Same |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n), Bluetooth 4.1, USB 2.0 Type B | Same | Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n), Bluetooth 4.2, USB 2.0 Type B, NFC | Same | Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n), Bluetooth 4.2, USB 2.0 Type B |
| Colour options | Black | Titan, Black | Silver, Titan, Dark Blue, Gold | Black, Titan, Gold | Metallic Titan, Pink Gold |
| Others | N/A | N/A | N/A | Fingerprint Scanner | Stylus, FM Radio, Fingerprint Scanner |
