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Huawei G8 Mobile Phone
Huawei G8
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Huawei Mate 20 Lite Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A71 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 8.1Android 8.0Android 10
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.2 GHz2.36 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 710Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2
N/A
RAM memory3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB6 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.3 in5.84 in6.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
LCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px2280 x 1080 px2400 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTLTPS IPSIPS TFTSuper AMOLED Plus
Pixel density401.0 ppi409.0 ppi432.0 ppi394.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
HDRno
N/A
noyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
123.0 °

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
F/2.2
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB64 GB128 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Platinum gold
  • Sapphire blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Klein blue
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
Haze crush silver
MaterialMetal
N/A
N/A
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.0 in6.23 in5.85 in6.44 in
Width3.01 in2.96 in2.8 in2.99 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.29 in0.3 in
Weight5.89 oz6.07 oz5.11 oz6.31 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.25.0 LE
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3750.0 mAh3000.0 mAh4500.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h
N/A
454.0 h
N/A
Talk time5.0 h
N/A
17.0 h42.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
N/A

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