Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A G901F vs Huawei G8 vs Honor V8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei Honor
Announced August 2014 July 2015 May 2016
Status Available - August 2014 Available - October 2015 Available - May 2016
Price - Rs. 30,000 ($441.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,300 ($430.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold Black, White, Gold Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
152 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm
(5.98 x 3.01 x 0.3 in)
157 x 77.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.18 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 170 g (6 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 (KNT-AL10, KNT-TL10)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 (KNT-AL20)
GPU Adreno 420 Adreno 405 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels / 1440 x 25 (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 71.55% 73.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels Dual 12 MP
Flash phase detection auto Dual-LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features 1/2.6'' sensor size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27mm, 1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host 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 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported

battery Battery

Type - - Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 3000 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -