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Huawei Honor 8 vs Huawei Mate S

    2.8 in
    5.73 in
    Huawei Honor 8 Mobile Phone
    Huawei Honor 8
      2.96 in
      5.9 in
      Huawei Mate S Mobile Phone
      Huawei Mate S
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
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      12
      4.0 out of 5
      3 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
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      		33 %
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      41
      4.1 out of 5
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      5 stars
      		31 %
      4 stars
      		46 %
      3 stars
      		19 %
      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1
      CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 935
      GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T624
      RAM memory
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB
      		3 GB

      Display

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Screen size5.2 in5.5 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Technology
      • IPS TFT
      • LTPS TFT
      		AMOLED
      Pixel density424.0 ppi401.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
      Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps

      Front camera

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Internal storage
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Maximum card storage128GB128GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		microSD

      Design

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold
      • Midnight black
      • Pearl white
      • Pink
      • Silver
      • White
      • Yellow
      • Rose Gold
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • White
      • Titanium
      • Grey
      • Pink
      MaterialMetalAluminum

      Dimensions

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Height5.73 in5.9 in
      Width2.8 in2.96 in
      Depth0.29 in0.28 in
      Weight5.4 oz5.5 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Dual sim supportyesyes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.14.0
      Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      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
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TD-LTE
      		HSPA+
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      		S-GPS
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      LTE frequencies
      • 800 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      • 2300 MHz
      • 2500 MHz
      • 700 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz

      Battery

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
      Standby time420.0 h483.0 h
      Talk time20.0 h13.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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