Huawei GX8 vs Lyf Water 8

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Comparing the Huawei GX8 vs Lyf Water 8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei GX8 and Lyf Water 8 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Huawei GX8 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Lyf Water 8 offers 5 inches, making Huawei GX8 the larger display of the two. Lyf Water 8 features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei GX8's IPS LCD, making Lyf Water 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei GX8 and Lyf Water 8 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Huawei GX8 and Lyf Water 8 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei GX8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Lyf Water 8 offers 2600 mAh, making Huawei GX8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei GX8 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Lyf Water 8 offers 16 GB, making Huawei GX8 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

N/A
29 Jul, 2016
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 616
Snapdragon 615
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)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (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
2600 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
N/A
33W Fast Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

N/A
3.7/5
(1,944 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 29, 2016
(Official)
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 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

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 405
Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB
3 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
294 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.32 %
68.68 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

152.5 mm
142 mm
164.4 mm

Width

76.5 mm
70.5 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
7.0 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

167 grams
122 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
13 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2600 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 10 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.158 W/kg Body: 0.973 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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