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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.35 GHz2.15 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.7 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2880 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi564.0 ppi515.0 ppi534.0 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 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.8 f1.7 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
yes
N/A
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
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3,06"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB2GB256GB200GB
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
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnonoyesno
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.0 in5.86 in6.29 in5.94 in
Width3.01 in2.83 in3.07 in2.85 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.3 in0.3 in
Weight5.89 oz5.75 oz6.14 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.24.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNoNo
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
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesno
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h140.0 h160.0 h336.0 h
Talk time5.0 h
N/A
16.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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