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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J2
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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2 editorial reviews
The Samsung Galaxy Grand was the big-screened Samsung phone for the masses last season - and one that conveniently offered an extra SIM slot. It didn't go...Read more
Read the in depth Review of Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Mobile Phones. Know detailed info about Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 configuration, design and performance quality along with pros & cons, Digit rating, verdict based on user opinions/feedback.Read more
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7 editorial reviews
The J2 Core treads a fine line against the competition, but is it able to balance it?Read more
The Boost Mobile exclusive Samsung Galaxy J2 is an affordable phone for Samsung enthusiasts, but not much else.Read more
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4.4 out of 5
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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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44 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.3Android 5.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.3 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T720 GPUPowerVR SGX544
RAM memory4 GB1.5GB1 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.25 in4.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi280.0 ppi234.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
yes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialMetalPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.18 in5.78 in5.37 in5.38 in
Width3.06 in2.96 in2.72 in2.75 in
Depth0.31 in0.35 in0.33 in0.31 in
Weight6.0 oz5.75 oz4.55 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.04.0
NFCyesyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo
N/A
MHL
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h370.0 h
N/A
370.0 h
Talk time25.0 h17.0 h12.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes

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