LG Mobile announced the LG K8 (2018) and K10 (2018) earlier in the year at the 2018 MWC. The company later rebranded the K8 (2018) for Russia where it was launched as the LG K9, now, the company has once again rebranded both the LG K8 (2018) and K10 (2018) for the Italian market, where both devices have just been announced as the LG K9 and LG K11.
Nothing else has changed outside of the change in moniker. The LG K9 (LG K8 2018 for other regions) is encased in a grippy outer plastic shell, with a grid-like design that should be pleasant to hold. It flaunts a 5-inch display with LG’s In-Cell technology, a 1280×720 screen resolution which should amount to a 279ppi. Unlike the Mediatek based LG K11, the LG K9 uses a Snapdragon 210 coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB using MicroSD card.
The camera on the LG K9 isn’t one that will sweep you off your feet, but for the asking price, an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP sensor with a screen flash should be Okay for your photographic needs.
LG K9 specifications
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- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) On-cell Touch 2.5D curved glass IPS display
- 1.3 GHz Quad-Core processor
- 2GB LPDDR3 RAM with 16GB (eMMC) storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
- Single / Dual SIM
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash
- 5MP front-facing camera (K10 α)
- Dimensions: 146.3 x 73.2 x 8.2mm; Weight: 152g
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Fingerprint sensor
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
- 2500mAh removable battery
The LG K11(K10 2018) takes things a notch higher. Unlike the K9, it is clad in a metal body with MIL-STD 810G for durability, while also boasting of a larger display size. With 5.3inch in-cell Touch 2.5D curved glass IPS display, the LG K11 offers same 1280 x 720 pixels resolution as the LG K9 but drops the Snapdragon chipset in favor of a 1.5GHz octa-core processor MediaTek MT6750. LG is offering the LG K11 in 2GB RAM coupled with 16GB of storage, which is further expandable up to 2TB using MicroSD card.
LG K11 specifications
- 5.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) In-cell Touch 2.5D curved glass IPS display
- 1.5 GHz Octa-Core processor
- 2GB LPDDR3 RAM with 16GB (eMMC) storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
- Single / Dual SIM
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash
- 5MP wide-angle front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 148.7 x 75.3 x 8.68mm; Weight: 162g
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Fingerprint sensor
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, GPS
- 3000mAh built-in battery
Available in Aurora Black, Moroccan Blue (LG K9), and in black or gold color options (LG K11), both devices will go on sale later this Month in Italy at €150/$185 for the K9 and €200/$250 for the K11.
