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Blackview Ultra Mobile Phone
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In-depth review of the Huawei G8 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2, Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.5 inches, 167 g) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
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The G8 is a great phone for the price, but it's also competing against the Moto X Play; not an easy task.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.5 GHz1.4 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreDual-core8-core
RAM memory1 GB3 GB1 GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-T760

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in5.3 in5.1 in
Panel typeLCDLCD
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 800 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi401.0 ppi285.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
HDR
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
noyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesno
Maximum card storage32GB64GB32GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialPlasticMetalPlasticAluminum
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Height5.51 in6.0 in5.78 in5.59 in
Width2.67 in3.01 in3.26 in2.76 in
Depth0.32 in0.3 in0.38 in0.28 in
Weight
N/A
5.89 oz6.28 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.0 EDR4.03.0 HS4.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
noyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSA-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
700 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2500.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
noyesno
Standby time
N/A
300.0 h820.0 h302.0 h
Talk time
N/A
5.0 h13.0 h18.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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