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Huawei G8 vs Huawei nova 5T

3.01 in
6.0 in
Huawei G8 Mobile Phone
Huawei G8
2.91 in
6.07 in
Huawei nova 5T Mobile Phone
Huawei nova 5T
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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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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4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 9.0 Pie
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.6 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Hisilicon Kirin 980
RAM memory3 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB

Display

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Screen size5.5 in6.26 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTLTPS
Pixel density401.0 ppi412.0 ppi

Rear camera

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition

Front camera

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition

Storage

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
128 GB

Design

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
Crush blue

Dimensions

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Height6.0 in6.07 in
Width3.01 in2.91 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz6.14 oz

Sensors

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB

Cellular

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz

Battery

Huawei G8Huawei G8
Huawei nova 5THuawei nova 5T
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3750.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h420.0 h
Talk time5.0 h26.0 h

Pros & Cons

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