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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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Surprisingly, the main draw of the G5 is its removable battery, not the unique modular capabilities.Read more
LG takes 5 and retools its flagship Android phoneRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.8 GHz2.15 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.3 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi554.0 ppi515.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
HDRnononono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.8 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.8"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesno
Maximum card storage64GB256GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDNo memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialMetalAluminumMetalAluminum
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnonoyesno

Dimensions

Height6.0 in5.88 in6.29 in5.59 in
Width3.01 in2.91 in3.07 in2.76 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.3 in0.28 in
Weight5.89 oz5.5 oz6.14 oz4.66 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.24.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
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
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Google Cast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h280.0 h160.0 h302.0 h
Talk time5.0 h20.0 h16.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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