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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Ace 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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Surprisingly at this price, there’s plenty on offer from the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.Read more
Tackling the space between the entry- and mid-market handsetsRead more
If you want a pay as you go phone for less than £200, the Galaxy Ace 2 is a great all-rounder. It's not so tasty SIM-free or on contract.Read more
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3.8 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 2.3Android 4.2
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz0.8 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory4 GB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in3.8 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
TN TFT
Pixel density386.0 ppi246.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height6.18 in4.66 in4.77 in
Width3.06 in2.45 in2.47 in
Depth0.31 in0.41 in0.39 in
Weight6.0 oz4.3 oz4.06 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.13.0 HS4.0
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
No
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASS
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 UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh1500.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h670.0 h370.0 h
Talk time25.0 h16.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yes

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