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Huawei G8 Mobile Phone
Huawei G8
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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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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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3.7 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
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2 stars
12 %
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User rating
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCDIPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi515.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
yes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.8 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

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

Dimensions

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

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
NFCno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASS
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 UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

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

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