Google's security patches as of 06-01-2017 are implemented.Īlthough the SoC supports WLAN 802.11ac, with the LG K8 (2017) you have to be content with 802.11 b/g/n. The manufacturer summarizes the changes with improved 'user friendliness and functionality of the phone'. Update 08-22-2017: LG rolls out an update with build number NRD90U (version: V10e-EUR-XX, 673 MB). However, since these are just three apps, we can live with that. LG subsidizes the affordable price by installing a few apps, like Facebook, for example. There are several pre-installed apps that support the management of the smartphone and provide extended functions. LG does not use stock Android, but installs its own user interface, which is different in some details and offers some extended functions, such as the knock-code for unlocking, and slightly expanded setting options. At the time of our testing, an update was not available, and in affordable devices it is rather unlikely that the manufacturer will still deliver on that. The security patches are from January 1, 2017, and with that are not really that current anymore. It is good that LG bets on the current Android 7 even for an affordable smartphone.

Please refer to the Software section for detailed information. Update 08-22-2017: The new build NRD90U brings general improvements and increases the security. Note that in the US, the LG K8 (2017) is currently only available from US Cellular ($50 prepaid). Is the slightly more expensive 2017 model worth buying, or can you save the extra charge? Or, should you perhaps put a little more money on the table to get the LG K10 (2017)? We clarify those questions in our test.

We did not have the predecessor, which is also called LG K8, in our test laboratory, but it is still widely available as well. At first glance, there seems to be no difference in the cameras.Īs comparison devices, the Asus Zenfone Go ZB500KL, Gigaset GS160, Huawei Y6 II Compact, and Lenovo K6 are used, which are all within a price range between 140 and 200 Euros (~$150-214). Besides the smaller display size, it is equipped with a slower LTE module, weaker processor, and less working memory, but currently costs around 50 Euros (~$53) less on the Internet than his better equipped sibling, the LG K10 (2017). This worked well in the LG K10 (2017), and now we take a look at the slightly smaller, slimmed down sibling, the LG K8 (2017). In its K series, LG combines an affordable price with decent cameras, a removable battery, and an appealing design. For the original German review, see here.

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