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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 7.0Android 7.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.35 GHz2.15 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 540
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.7 in5.3 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2880 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi564.0 ppi515.0 ppi554.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
HDRnoyesnono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.8 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3,06"1/2.6"1/3,06"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB2GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Steel
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
MetalAluminum
Water resistantnoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnonoyesno

Dimensions

Height6.0 in5.86 in6.29 in5.96 in
Width3.01 in2.83 in3.07 in2.9 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz5.75 oz6.14 oz5.64 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.0/3.1
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

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
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
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
N/A
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
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesno
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3090.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h140.0 h160.0 h280.0 h
Talk time5.0 h
N/A
16.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononono
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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