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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
It's the Mate S in a cheaper guiseRead more
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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 9.0 PieAndroid 7.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.6 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
N/A
Hisilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory3 GB3 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in6.26 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDLTPSIPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi412.0 ppi515.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
1.8 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
Face recognitionyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2"1/2.6"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
16.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
Face recognitionyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
N/A
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Gold
Crush blueBlack
MaterialMetal
N/A
N/A
Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.0 in5.78 in6.07 in6.29 in
Width3.01 in2.86 in2.91 in3.07 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight5.89 oz5.04 oz6.14 oz6.14 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.15.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3750.0 mAh3200.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h360.0 h420.0 h160.0 h
Talk time5.0 h18.0 h26.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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