Huawei P8 vs. Huawei P7: What changed, in photos

Huawei’s latest flagship handset, the P8, had a significant changes done on the design and hardware compared to the previous P7 model. We placed them down side-by-side to compare what has changed.

The P8 comes with a bigger screen at 5.2 inches from the 5.0 inches of the Huawei P7. The bezels on the sides are also much thinner on the P8, more than 1mm near the edge.

The P8 uses a full metal chassis compared to the polycarbonate frame of the P7 with a metal coating. The placement of the power button, volume rocker, and two micro-SIM card slots are still on the right side for both handsets.

The back panel of the Huawei P8 is now also made of aluminum alloy compared to the patterned glass back cover of the Huawei P7. The white band at the bottom end of the P8 is to separate the 2nd internal antenna for better signal reception.

The loudspeaker of the Huawei P7 is placed at the bottom corner at the back while the grills in the P8 are already re-positioned at the bottom end together with the micro-USB port.

No more Huawei logo on the front panel of the P8, where it used to be a large one at the bottom end of the P7.

	Huawei P8	Huawei P7
Display	5.2 inches, full HD IPS, 1080x1920 pixels	5.0 inches full HD IPS, 1080x1920 pixels
Glass Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Processor	HiSilicon Kirin 930 2.0 GHz octa-core	HiSilicon Kirin 910T 1.8 GHz quad-core
GPU	Mali-T628 MP4	Mali-450MP4
RAM	3GB	2GB
Internal Storage	16GB	16GB
External Storage	up to 128GB	up to 32GB
Cellular	dual-LTE Cat 6	LTE Cat 4
WiFi	WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac	WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	4.1 LE	4.0
NFC	Yes	Yes
GPS	GLONASS	GLONASS
Main Camera	13MP Sony IMX278 f/2.0, LED Flash	13MP Sony IMX214
Front Camera	8MP	8MP
Battery	2,680mAh	2,500mAh
OS	Android 5.1.1	Android 4.4.2
Dimensions	144.9 x 71.8 x 6.4mm	139.8 x 68.8 x 6.5mm
Weight	144 grams	124 grams

There’s a huge jump between the Huawei P8 and its predecessor, the Huawei P7, both in terms of design and hardware specs. Except perhaps in the battery capacity which increased by a mere 180mAh, everything else looks great.

As for the software and features, here are 18 new features found on the P8.

We expect the Huawei P8 to arrive in the Philippines in the middle of June with a suggested retail price of around Php21,990 or Php22,990.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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2 Comments

archie says:

9 years ago

Ok na ang Huawei P7 sa mga first time huawei users. Kahit sabihing last year flagship, ok pa rin ang specs at mas mura na to ngayon.
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WarrenC. says:

9 years ago

The P8 has no Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection?
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