Huawei G8

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

Huawei G8
ManufacturerHuawei
SloganLife has no replay.
SeriesHuawei G series
Compatible networks2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE

3G TD-SCDMA
3G UMTS

4G LTE
First released2 September 2015 (2015-09-02)
TypeSmartphone
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 systemAndroid 5.1 "Lollipop" with Emotion UI 3.1
System on chipQualcomm Snapdragon 615
Memory3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM (Chinese Edition)
Storage32 GB
16 GB (Chinese Edition)
Removable storageMicro SD up to 128 GB
Battery3,000 mAh Li-ion battery
Display5.5-inch 1080 x 1920 pixels IPS display, 16M colors
Rear camera13 MP
Front camera5 MP
Websiteconsumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-phones/g8/index.htm

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 "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. "Huawei Announce G8 Upper Mid Range Android Smartphone". Android Headlines. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. "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. "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. "Huawei G8 specifications". Huawei. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  8. "Huawei G7 Plus规格参数". Huawei. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. 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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