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Huawei G8 Mobile Phone
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Huawei G9 Mobile Phone
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Huawei nova 5T Mobile Phone
Huawei nova 5T
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3 editorial reviews
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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4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
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User rating
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 9.0 Pie
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.6 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
N/A
Hisilicon Kirin 980
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405
N/A
N/A
RAM memory3 GB3 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in6.26 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDLTPS
Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi412.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

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

Front camera

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

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Gold
Crush blue
MaterialMetal
N/A
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3750.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h360.0 h420.0 h
Talk time5.0 h18.0 h26.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A

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