The LG K series is a line of mid-range
smartphones
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which are designed, developed and marketed by
LG Electronics
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, which run the
Android
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mobile operating system.
The K Series, which launched in January 2016 with the
K7 and
K10, was followed by the
K4, later that same month. The K8 debuted soon after in February that year, finishing out the 2016 lineup with the K3 in August.
In December 2016,
LG Electronics
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announced the updated phones for 2017 of K3, K4, K8,
K10, alongside the K20 Plus, which then released a few days later, and a "V" models for
Verizon Communications
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. Four months later, LG announced the updated K7, completing the 2017 lineup.
Carriers include: ACG, AT&T, Boost Mobile, Cricket, LRA, Metro by T-Mobile, Republic Wireless, Spectrum, Sprint, T-Mobile, Unlocked, US Cellular, Verizon, Virgin Mobile, and Xfinity Mobile.
Phones
1st generation (2016 lineup)
The first generation of the LG K series includes the first phones,
LG K10,
LG K7 and
LG K4. They are launched in January 2016 and they are followed by
LG K8
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, which was launched in February 2016, and later in March 2016,
LG has launched the
LG K5
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, and was followed by
LG K3, which was launched in August 2016. The latest phone in 2016 of the LG K series was the
LG K20 plus
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, which has a 16 or 32 GB of internal storage, 2 GB of RAM, Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor, and it is only available in Black color.
LG K10
LG K10 was the first phone, launched in January 2016 as the K series phone, along with
LG K7. It has a 5.3-inch screen, powered by a ''Qualcomm Snapdragon 410'' chipset processor, 13-megapixels camera and a 2300 mAh battery.
LG K7
LG K7 was the second phone, launched in January 2016 as the K series phone, along with
LG K10. It comes with a 5-inch screen, 5-megapixels main and front cameras and a 2125 mAh battery.
LG K4
LG K4 was the third phone, launched in January 2016 as the K series phone. It has a 4.5-inch screen, a sleek design and a 2-megapixels front camera. It launched along with
LG K7 and
LG K10 in the same month.
LG K8
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LG K8 is a successor to
LG K7 and it is similar to the previous model. It is launched in February 2016, and it has an other processor, an 8-megapixel rear camera and included autofocus.
LG K5
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LG K5 is a successor to
LG K4 and it is similar to the previous model. It is launched in March 2016, and only it has a 5-inch screen, quad-core CPU and a 5-megapixel camera.
LG K3
LG K3 is a predecessor to
LG K4. It is launched in August 2016 and it is slightly weaker than the previous model, a VGA front camera and a downgraded CPU.
LG K20 plus
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LG K20 plus (aka. ''LG K20+'', ''LG K20 (2016)''), is a successor to
LG K10 and released in December 2016. It has a 2700 mAh battery, upgraded processor and a higher storage and RAM.
Comparison
2017 lineup
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LG K3 (2017)
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LG K4 (2017)
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LG K7 (2017)
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LG K8 (2017)
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LG K10 (2017)
2018 lineup
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LG K8 (2018)
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LG K9
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LG K10 (2018)
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LG K11 (2018)
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LG K30
2019 lineup
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LG K20 (2019)
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LG K30 (2019)
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LG K40
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LG K40S
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LG K50
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LG K50S
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2020 lineup
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LG K22
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LG K31
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LG K41
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LG K42
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LG K51
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*
LG K52
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*
LG K61
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LG K62
LG K62 is a mid-range Android smartphone manufactured by LG Electronics, announced and released in September 2020 and released worldwide in November 2020, along with LG K22, LG K42 and LG K52 released in September 2020, as the 4th phone for th ...
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LG K71
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LG K92 5G
LG K92 is a mid-range Android (operating system), Android smartphone manufactured by LG Electronics, announced and released on 29 September 2020.
References
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Mobile phones introduced in 2020
Android (operating ...
See also
*
LG V series
The LG V series is a line of high-end Android devices produced by LG Electronics. This series is slated above the LG G series. The first phone in the V series, the LG V10, was unveiled in September 2015, the first smartphone to have the multiples ...
*
LG G series
*
LG Q series
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References
https://www.lg.com/us/k-series-mobile-phone
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