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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
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Nokia Lumia 530 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Windows Phone 8Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core6-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 302Qualcomm Adreno 510
RAM memory4 GB512 MB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.0 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCDTN TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density386.0 ppi245.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.4 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/4"1/2.3"
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
4 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialMetalPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height6.18 in4.71 in5.08 in
Width3.06 in2.45 in2.56 in
Depth0.31 in0.46 in0.37 in
Weight6.0 oz4.55 oz4.76 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.2
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 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 LTEyesnoyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh1430.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h528.0 h750.0 h
Talk time25.0 h10.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonono
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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