Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend G7 vs Huawei G8 vs Huawei Nova

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced September 2014 July 2015 September 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2015 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price - Rs. 30,000 ($441.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,800 ($310.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, white Black, White, Gold Black, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.5 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm
(6.04 x 3.04 x 0.3 in)
152 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm
(5.98 x 3.01 x 0.3 in)
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Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - L01
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - L03
HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE 900 / 2100 - L01 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU - Adreno 405 Adreno 506
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.29% 71.55% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 12 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Yes
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery - Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3020 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -