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Huawei Honor V8 vs Huawei Mate 9

3.06 in
6.18 in
Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
3.11 in
6.18 in
Huawei Mate 9 Mobile Phone
Huawei Mate 9
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
3
3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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4.1 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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User rating
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
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39
4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.4 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 960
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-G71 MP8
RAM memory4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Screen size5.7 in5.9 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density386.0 ppi373.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono

Rear camera

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • White
  • Space grey
  • Black
  • Gold
MaterialMetalAluminum
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Height6.18 in6.18 in
Width3.06 in3.11 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.0 oz6.7 oz

Sensors

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Proximityyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes

Other features

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
IRyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
1.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo

Cellular

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Huawei Mate 9