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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Huawei Mate 8

3.07 in
6.24 in
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3.17 in
6.19 in
Huawei Mate 8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Mate 8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
21
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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7
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
RAM memory3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Screen size5.5 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesno

Rear camera

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.8"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Touch focusyesyes
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes

Front camera

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes

Storage

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Height6.24 in6.19 in
Width3.07 in3.17 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in
Weight7.13 oz6.53 oz

Sensors

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h528.0 h
Talk time21.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Apple iPhone 8 Plus

          Often compared with Huawei Mate 8