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HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
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HTC Wildfire S Mobile Phone
HTC Wildfire S
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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Editiorial reviews
29
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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17
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
62 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.0 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 2.3Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz0.6 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreSingle-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 200ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory512 MB512 MB4 GB

Display

Screen size3.7 in3.2 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M262K16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 320 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
N/A
IPS LCD
Pixel density252.0 ppi180.0 ppi386.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
24.0 fps
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage128 MB368 MB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Purple
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlastic
N/A
Metal
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.69 in3.99 in6.18 in
Width2.36 in2.34 in3.06 in
Depth0.47 in0.49 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz3.7 oz6.0 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR3.0 HS4.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
NFCnonoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnonoyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
N/A
HSPA+

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh1230.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h570.0 h437.0 h
Talk time6.5 h5.0 h25.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono

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