Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S8+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S8+. 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

Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S8+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G955FD
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 142 mm 159.5 mm Samsung Galaxy S8+ has greater height than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Width 71 mm 73.4 mm Samsung Galaxy S8+ has greater width than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Depth 8.2 mm 8.1 mm Samsung Galaxy S8+ is narrower than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Weight 150 g 173 g Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus is lighter than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Body Colour Silver Gold maple | Midnight black
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S8+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.947 W/kg (body), 0.884 W/kg (head) 1 W/kg (body), 0.26 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio Heart rate sensor
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) Micro SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.2" Samsung Galaxy S8+ has larger screen size than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2960 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better screen resolution than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density - 529 ppi
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features - Always-on display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Samsung Exynos
Processor Number - 8895
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.3 GHz Samsung Galaxy S8+ has higher clock speed than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Mali-G71 MP20
MEMORY Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Samsung Galaxy S8+ has more RAM than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Samsung Galaxy S8+ has more internal memory than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
User Memory - 52.3 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC - up to 32 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Lens Aperture - F/1.7
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S8+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Digital Zoom - 8x
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers
Camera Modes - Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Samsung Galaxy S8+ has face detection.
White Balance - Custom, automatic
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better front camera resolution than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.6"
Sensor Type (Front) - CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/1.7
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - Wide selfie mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2750 mAh 3500 mAh Samsung Galaxy S8+ has larger battery capacity than Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S8+ can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, PMA
Talk Time - 1440 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (WCDMA): up to 1440 min
Playback (MP3 (AOD on)): up to 50 hrs
Playback (MP3 (AOD off)): up to 78 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
CELLULAR Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.0 Nougat
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP
NFC - Yes Samsung Galaxy S8+ has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology -
FEATURES Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader, eye scan
Additional Phone Features - Wi-Fi Miracast, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support
OTHERS Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Samsung Galaxy S8+
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, AKG headphones, micro-USB connector (C to B), ear plugs, USB-C to A connector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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