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Huawei G8 Mobile Phone
Huawei G8
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Huawei Mate 20 Lite Mobile Phone
Huawei Mate 20 Lite
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Samsung Galaxy S8+ 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 7.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.2 GHz2.36 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 710Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 659Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405
N/A
ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.3 in5.84 in6.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
LCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px2280 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTLTPS IPSIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi409.0 ppi432.0 ppi529.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
HDRno
N/A
noyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
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
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
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
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
2x

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Platinum gold
  • Sapphire blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Klein blue
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
MaterialMetal
N/A
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
noyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height6.0 in6.23 in5.85 in6.28 in
Width3.01 in2.96 in2.8 in2.89 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.29 in0.32 in
Weight5.89 oz6.07 oz5.11 oz6.1 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
nono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
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
yesyes
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
yesyes
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
yesyes
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
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3750.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h
N/A
454.0 h
N/A
Talk time5.0 h
N/A
17.0 h24.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
noyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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