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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 5.1Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.8 GHz2.15 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core6-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

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

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.8 f1.8 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 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 Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB200GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

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

Dimensions

Height6.0 in6.28 in6.29 in5.86 in
Width3.01 in3.12 in3.07 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz6.77 oz6.14 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
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
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
SlimPortNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
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
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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 LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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 hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h120.0 h160.0 h326.0 h
Talk time5.0 h12.0 h16.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesnoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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