Huawei G8

Released 2015, October
167, 7.5mm thickness
Android 5.1
16GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.5"
1080x1920 pixels
13MP
1080p
3GB RAM
Snapdragon 615
3000mAh

Also known as Huawei GX8

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G bands	HSDPA
	4G bands	LTE
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Class 12

Launch	Announced	2015, July
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2015, October

Body	Dimensions	152 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm (5.98 x 3.01 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	167 (5.89 oz)
	SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm² (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- Emotion UI 3.1

Platform	OS	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 405

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	13 MP (f/2.0, 28mm), AF, OIS, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/2.4, 22mm)

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- MP4/H.264 player - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor

Battery		Non-removable 3000 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	Black, White, Gold
	Price	About 330 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 829 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 291 Basemark X: 5147
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1034 (nominal), 2.47(sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 72dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 71h

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Huawei G8 - user opinions and reviews

AnonD-756358
RNV
02 May 2018

How does one update their g8 - I have tried but it won't let me.

Anon
PyS
17 Apr 2018

I've had Huawei G8 for around 3 years at this point, right after having an iPhone. I can say that it is a great phone, as somebody who used to shun Android I now will never purchase an iPhone and will stick to Android. The camera is amazing, with fea...

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Fw{
08 Mar 2018

bro forget about the g8 get yourself the mate se or the p smart/enjoy 7s or the honor 7x or the mate 10 lite or the honor 9 lite those are all amazing huaweis and soon the p20 lite is coming out so look at some of those and i promise you wont be diss...