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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
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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 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.2 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi218.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage64GB32GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDNo memory slot

Dimensions

Height6.0 in5.11 in5.59 in
Width3.01 in2.56 in2.76 in
Depth0.3 in0.43 in0.28 in
Weight5.89 oz4.9 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h252.0 h302.0 h
Talk time5.0 h10.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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