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Huawei G8 Mobile Phone
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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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3.7 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.15 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi515.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesno
HDRnonoyes
Multi touchyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.8 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialMetalMetal
N/A
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnoyesno
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.0 in6.29 in5.86 in
Width3.01 in3.07 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz6.14 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h160.0 h326.0 h
Talk time5.0 h16.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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