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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Nokia 5230 Mobile Phone
Nokia 5230
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Samsung Galaxy Express 2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Express 3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Express 3
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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8
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3 editorial reviews
Congratulations, it’s twins! The Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 and I5801 Galaxy Apollo are both in our office and they’re keen to show everybody that Android is...Read more
The Express is equipped with a decent 5-megapixel camera, a dual-core processor, and 4G LTE speeds -- all for just $100.Read more
The Samsung J3 2018 and Galaxy Express Prime 3 are a pair of identical phones, yet one is a better bargain than the other.Read more
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User rating
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
44
4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Symbian OS 9.4Android 4.2Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz0.43 GHz1.7 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU cores8-coreSingle-coreDual-coreSingle-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB
N/A
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305
N/A
RAM memory4 GB128 MB1.5GB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in3.2 in4.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px360 x 640 px960 x 540 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFT
N/A
Super AMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi229.0 ppi245.0 ppi207.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
128 MB
N/A
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB16GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Dimensions

Height6.18 in4.37 in5.21 in5.22 in
Width3.06 in2.04 in2.59 in2.73 in
Depth0.31 in0.63 in0.39 in0.35 in
Weight6.0 oz4.06 oz4.73 oz4.62 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.12.04.04.1
NFCyesnoyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
N/A
No
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesnoyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSA-GPSGPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesnoyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n

Battery

Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh1320.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2050.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h458.0 h480.0 h240.0 h
Talk time25.0 h4.3 h11.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
no
Wireless charging nono
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

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