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Huawei G8

Manufacturer	Huawei
Type	Smartphone
Slogan	Life has no replay.
Series	Huawei G
First released	2 September 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-02)
Predecessor	Huawei Ascend G7
Successor	Huawei G9 Plus
Compatible networks	2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE 3G TD-SCDMA 3G UMTS 4G LTE
Dimensions	152 mm (6.0 in) H 76.5 mm (3.01 in) W 7.5 mm (0.30 in) D
Weight	167 g (5.9 oz)
Operating system	Android 5.1 "Lollipop" with Emotion UI 3.1
System-on-chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
Memory	3 GB RAM 2 GB RAM (Chinese Edition)
Storage	32 GB 16 GB (Chinese Edition)
Removable storage	microSD up to 128 GB
Battery	3,000 mAh Li-ion battery
Rear camera	13 MP
Front camera	5 MP
Display	5.5-inch 1080 x 1920 pixels IPS display, 16M colors
Website	consumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-phones/g8/index.htm

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

Specifications

Hardware

The G8 uses an all-metal chassis, a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD resolution (1920×1080 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.

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. The G8 also integrates the Adreno 405 GPU and has 3 GB of RAM. The G8 includes a 3,000 mAh battery.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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." Recombu noted that "the Huawei G8 still packs of lot of the same premium features for considerably less money."