Entry-level · 2015

Huawei G8

Name: Huawei G8
Brand: Huawei

Our Take CPU lands in today’s entry-level range

A basic entry-level phone with stabilised camera — but a smaller battery and 16GB storage show its age.

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (3000mAh), 16GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.5″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Snapdragon 615 2 / 16 GB

3000 mAh

13 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

5.5″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) · 8-core 1.5 GHz · Adreno 405

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

CPU

8-core, 1.5 GHz

GPU

Adreno 405

Process

28 nm

Camera

13 MP f/2.0 main · OIS · 5 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

13 MP f/2.0

OIS

Front camera

5 MP f/2.4

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

3000 mAh

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3000 mAh

Lab endurance

71:00h

Removable

Memory

2 GB RAM · 16 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

16 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 4.5

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Not listed

Bluetooth

4.0

USB

Micro-USB

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

2× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

7.5 mm

Height

152.0 mm

Width

76.5 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 6s

Wins on most 2 wins

Sharper screen

1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.5″ vs 4.7″ screen

75% larger battery capacity

3,000 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

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Samsung Galaxy S6

Loses on most 3 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution · Tradeoff: 5.5″ vs 5.1″ screen

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Starts with less storage

16 GB vs 32 GB baseline

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