GM 8
GM 8 · Gm
- SoC
- Snapdragon 435
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR3
- Resolution
- 1440x720
- Android API
- 11 (30)
What this hardware actually means
Editorial interpretation generated from the device's self-reported fields and our SoC tier database. Cross-reference with the raw fields below; if you spot a contradiction, please tell us.
Platform & performance positioning
The gm GM 8 is built around the Snapdragon 435, an entry-level SoC from Qualcomm. It launched in 2016 on a Samsung 28nm HPM process. Budget 8-core SoC of 2017-2018.
Legacy. Slow even for basic apps in 2026.
Day-to-day workload
3 GB LPDDR3 of RAM is below the realistic minimum for current Android — expect Android to aggressively kill background apps. Display resolution is 1440x720.
This record reflects Android API level 30 (11). Android 10–11 — increasingly limited; expect some modern apps to refuse to install or downgrade features.
Trust & buying notes
If you're cross-checking a phone advertised as a gm GM 8, the fields most worth verifying are: Build.MANUFACTURER lowercase-equal to "general_mobile"; Build.SOC_MODEL set (Android 12+) and consistent with Snapdragon 435. For an automated check, run our Hardware Trust Score from the DevCheck AI app and compare its output against this entry.
For a second-hand purchase, also verify the security patch date is no more than ~12 months old, the boot count is plausible for the claimed age, and battery health is above 85%.
Identity
- MANUFACTURER
- General_Mobile
- BRAND
- GM
- MODEL
- GM 8
- PRODUCT
- dot_GM8_sprout
Operating System
- API
- 11 (30)
- KERNEL
- 3.18.124-perf-g554d4ca861a4c-00142-g1e8df3060dfbe-dirty
- PLATFORM
- qcom
SoC / CPU
- SOC
- Snapdragon 435
- CPU
- msm8940
- CORES
- 8
- FAMILY
- Cortex-A53
GPU
- GPU_VENDOR
- Qualcomm
- GPU_MODEL
- Adreno (TM) 505
- GPU_CLOCK
- 216 - 475 MHz
Memory & Storage
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR3
- FLASH
- Samsung RX1BMB
Display
- RESOLUTION
- 1440x720
- TOUCHSCREEN
- himax_tp
Sensors
- ACCELEROMETER
- BMI160
- GYROSCOPE
- BMI160
- MAGNETOMETER
- AK09918
- ALSPS
- LTR579
- FINGERPRINT_SENSOR
- fpc1020
Audio & Power
- AUDIO
- tas2560
- CHARGER
- bq_fg bq2560x-charger
Other
- LCM
- hx83102b_720p_video_mode_dsi_panel
- CAMERA
- s5k3l8_truly_l2300s5k3l8_truly1_l2300
- SOUND
- msm8952sndcardm
- PMIC
- tps65132
- MODEM
- MPSS.TA.3.0.c1-00326-8953_GEN_PACK-1.182452.1.183615.2
- OTHER
- aw2013_led
- FLASH_SIZE
- 32 GB
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