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Huawei G8
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Manufacturer Huawei
Slogan Life has no replay.
SeriesHuawei G series
Compatible networks 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE

3G TD-SCDMA
3G UMTS

4G LTE
First released2 September 2015;5 years ago (2015-09-02)
PredecessorHuawei Ascend G7
Successor Huawei G9 Plus
Type Smartphone
Dimensions152 mm (6.0 in) H

76.5 mm (3.01 in) W

7.5 mm (0.30 in) D
Mass167 g (5.9 oz)
Operating system Android 5.1 "Lollipop" with Emotion UI 3.1
System on chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
Memory3  GB RAM
2  GB RAM (Chinese Edition)
Storage32 GB
16 GB (Chinese Edition)
Removable storage Micro SD up to 128 GB
Battery 3,000 mAh Li-ion battery
Display5.5-inch 1080 x 1920 pixels IPS display, 16M colors
Rear camera 13  MP
Front camera 5  MP
Website consumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-phones/g8/index.htm

The Huawei G8 (G7 Plus in some markets [1] [2] ) is an upper mid-range Android smartphone designed and produced by the company Huawei. It was released on 2 September 2015. [3]

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Specifications

Hardware

The G8 uses an all-metal chassis, a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels), and 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass. It also includes a fingerprint sensor on the back of the smartphone, using Huawei's Fingerprint Sense 2.0 technology. [3] [4] [5]

It is equipped with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, which has eight Cortex-A53 cores, four of which are clocked at 1.5 GHz, four at 1.2 GHz. [3] [4] [6] The G8 also integrates the Adreno 405 GPU and has 3GB of RAM. The G8 includes a 3,000 mAh battery. [6]

It supports GSM, UMTS, LTE-TDD, LTE-FDD networks. [7] For the Chinese edition, it also supports TD-SCDMA network. [8] The G8 supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC and dual-SIMs. [3] [9]

The G8's rear camera has 13 megapixels and a double LED flash. It is also equipped with Sony’s IMX278 sensor and features the OIS technology as well as an f/2.0 aperture. The camera also has ISP Foodie mode. The smartphone is equipped with a front camera of 5 megapixels, and also has a makeup mode. [6] [10]

The G8 comes in three colors: Golden, Gray, Silver. It is equipped with 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, and microSD support up to 128GB. [7] The Chinese edition's RAM and ROM is lower than the global edition, however, with 2GB and 16GB instead. [8]

Software

The G8 is preloaded with Android 5.1 "Lollipop" and Emotion UI (EMUI) 3.1. The EMUI 3.1's default lock screen features a "sunshine" effect. [11]

Release

The G8 is sold worldwide. The first-wave launch markets were China, Egypt, Germany, Malaysia, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. The G8 is priced at €399. [4]

Reception

According to GSMArena's review, "the Huawei G8 puts a lot of emphasis on style and definitely excels in this department. It is built to high standards and its stylish exterior and premium feel will get it quite a lot of attention. Well-equipped as well, it is sure to please the majority of Android users, who value quality exterior and rich functionality." [12] Recombu noted that "the Huawei G8 still packs of lot of the same premium features for considerably less money." [13]

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