Huawei G8 vs Huawei GX8

Comparing the Huawei G8 vs Huawei GX8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei G8 and Huawei GX8 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: Both Huawei G8 and Huawei GX8 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Huawei G8 and Huawei GX8 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Huawei G8 and Huawei GX8 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both Huawei G8 and Huawei GX8 offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Huawei G8 and Huawei GX8 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Huawei G8

₹28,999

(Discontinued)

Huawei GX8

₹23,285

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

25 Jun, 2016

N/A

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 615	Snapdragon 616	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP	16 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3000 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	N/A	33W Fast Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

5/5

(1 rating)

N/A

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Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405

Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.55 %

71.32 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

152 mm

152.5 mm

164.4 mm

Width

76.5 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

167 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4160 x 3120 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

1280x720 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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