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Huawei G8 vs Huawei G9

3.01 in
6.0 in
Huawei G8 Mobile Phone
Huawei G8
2.86 in
5.78 in
Huawei G9 Mobile Phone
Huawei G9
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
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User rating
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Screen size5.5 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCD
Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Gold

Dimensions

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Height6.0 in5.78 in
Width3.01 in2.86 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in
Weight5.89 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei G9Huawei G9
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h360.0 h
Talk time5.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Huawei G8