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Huawei G8

Released: 2015, July. Released 2015, OctoberDiscontinued

NOT SUPPORTED

Not supported — this device type cannot be rooted through our service.

4.6 Rating

General

Brand
Huawei
Model
Huawei G8
Released
2015, July. Released 2015, October
Status
Discontinued
Price
About 330 EUR
OS
Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), EMUI 3.1
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
Size
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm, 2, (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Adreno 405
Internal
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Camera

Single
5 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video
N/A

Network

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA
4G bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Connectivity

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB 2.0
3.5mm jack
Yes

Sensors

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Other

EDGE
Class 12
GPRS
Yes
Camera
Photo, /, Video
Colors
Black, White, Gold
Models
RIO-AL00, RIO-L23
Display
Contrast ratio: 1034 (nominal), 2.47(sunlight)
Announced
2015, July. Released 2015, October
Loudspeaker
Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 72dB
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 291Basemark X: 5147
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 71h

Huawei G8 Overview

The Huawei G8 is an Android device from Huawei, released in 2015. It combines the Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) and a 5.5-inch display, running Android 5.1 (Lollipop). This page tracks its full specifications, root status, and the bootloader and recovery notes that apply to it.