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Huawei G8 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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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 9.0 PieAndroid 8.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.6 GHz2.36 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Hisilicon Kirin 980Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405
N/A
ARM Mali-G72 MP12
RAM memory3 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
6 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.26 in6.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px1080 x 2240 px
TechnologyIPS TFTLTPSAMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi412.0 ppi408.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx40.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2"1/1.7"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
16.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2F/1.6
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
128 GB128 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
no
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
Crush blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Midnight blue
  • Purple
  • Twilight
MaterialMetal
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.0 in6.07 in6.1 in
Width3.01 in2.91 in2.91 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz6.14 oz6.35 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
USB version2.0
N/A
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Polymer
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3750.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h420.0 h421.0 h
Talk time5.0 h26.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
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