Huawei G8

Huawei G8
Manufacturer Huawei
Slogan Life has no replay.
Series Huawei G series
Compatible networks

2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE
3G TD-SCDMA
3G UMTS

4G LTE
First released 2 September 2015 (2015-09-02)
Type Smartphone
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 Micro SD up to 128 GB
Battery 3,000 mAh Li-ion battery
Display 5.5-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 a upper-mid Android smartphone, which designed and produced by Huawei. It was released on 2 September 2015.[3]

Specifications

Hardware

The G8 uses an all-metal chassis, and a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display, with Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels) and 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass. It also included a fingerprint sensor on the back side of the smartphone, which comes with Huawei's Fingerprint Sense 2.0 technology. According to Huawei, it required 0.5 seconds to identify a user, and the sensitive data will be secured with the Qualcomm Q SEE safety program.[3][4][5]

It equipped with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, which boasts eight Cortex-A53 cores, four of which are clocked at 1.5 GHz, while the other at 1.2 GHz.[3][4][6] The G8 also integrates the Adreno 405 GPU and has 3GB of RAM. The G8 included 3,000 mAh battery, which provides long battery life and despite the powerful hardware.[6]

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

The G8's rear camera is 13 megapixels, with double LED flash. It also equipped with Sony’s IMX278 sensor and features the OIS technology as well as f/2.0 aperture, which helps user capture better photos in low light conditions. The camera also provides ISP Foodie mode. The smartphone is equipped front camera with 5 megapixels, and also provides makeup mode.[6][10]

The G8 comes in three colors: Golden, Gray, Silver. It 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, which is 2GB and 16GB.[8]

Software

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

Release

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

Reception

GSMArena''s reviewed "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 also reviewed "the Huawei G8 still packs of lot of the same premium features for considerably less money."[13]

References

  1. ↑ "就不叫G8！华为G7 Plus国行正式发布：2099". mydrivers.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "華為5.5吋金屬機G8將以G7 Plus型號在台推出". sogi.com.tw. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Huawei Announce G8 Upper Mid Range Android Smartphone". Android Headlines. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Huawei G8 officially announced – metal chassis and fingerprint scanner in tow". Android Authority. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Huawei G8 fingerprint". Huawei. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Huawei G8 preview – 5.5-inch Full HD screen, Snapdragon 615 and 13MP camera packed in a sleek thin body". laptopmedia.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Huawei G8 specifications". Huawei. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Huawei G7 Plus规格参数". Huawei. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Huawei G8". NDTV. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Huawei G8 With Metal Body, Fingerprint Sensor Launched at IFA 2015". NDTV. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Elegantly relegated Huawei G8 review: Emotion UI v3.1". GSMArena. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Elegantly relegated Huawei G8 review: Conclusion". GSMArena. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Huawei G8 Review". Recombu. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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