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Huawei Ascend G7 Mobile Phone
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Huawei P8 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Lite in name, but not in natureRead more
In-depth review of the Huawei P8 lite 2017 (HiSilicon Kirin 655, ARM Mali-T830 MP2, 5.2", 147 ppi) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.1 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 655Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory2 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • LTPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displaynono
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.9
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage32GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
N/A
N/A
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnono
N/A
Shock resistantnonoyes

Dimensions

Height6.04 in5.8 in5.75 in
Width3.04 in2.87 in2.81 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.82 oz5.19 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Altimeteryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesno
Video outputNoNoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time600.0 h670.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Talk time
N/A
21.0 h16.0 h

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