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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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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.15 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.7 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi515.0 ppi518.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyes
N/A
no
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.8 f1.9 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps120.0 fps
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
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
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB
N/A
200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
Black
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
MaterialMetalMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnoyes
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.0 in6.29 in6.03 in5.94 in
Width3.01 in3.07 in3.0 in2.85 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.3 in0.3 in
Weight5.89 oz6.14 oz6.03 oz5.54 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCnoyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
NoMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
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+
N/A
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
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 UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyes
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h160.0 h336.0 h336.0 h
Talk time5.0 h16.0 h21.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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