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Huawei Ascend Mate vs Huawei Mate 8

3.37 in
6.44 in
Huawei Ascend Mate Mobile Phone
Huawei Ascend Mate
3.17 in
6.19 in
Huawei Mate 8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Mate 8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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4.1 out of 5
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User rating
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
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37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon K3 Hi3620Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelVivante GC4000ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Screen size6.1 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density241.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Primary resolution1.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Internal storage8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Height6.44 in6.19 in
Width3.37 in3.17 in
Depth0.39 in0.31 in
Weight6.98 oz6.53 oz

Sensors

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Huawei Ascend MateHuawei Ascend Mate
Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity4050.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Standby time1072.0 h528.0 h
Talk time28.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Huawei Mate 8