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Blackview Ultra Mobile Phone
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Huawei G8 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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4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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User rating
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4.1 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
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4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
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Hardware

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

Display

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

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f1.9 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage32GB64GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialPlasticMetalAluminum
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.0 EDR4.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
noyes
Charging connection
N/A
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

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

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