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Huawei Mate 8 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 935
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-T624
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.9 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
AMOLED
Pixel density367.0 ppi373.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.02.5D Arc Glass
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesnoyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.8"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Space grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Titanium
  • Grey
  • Pink
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
AluminumAluminum
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height6.19 in6.18 in5.9 in
Width3.17 in3.11 in2.96 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.28 in
Weight6.53 oz6.7 oz5.5 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryesyes
N/A

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
IR
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DPA2DP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.01.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoNoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
S-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences800 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time528.0 h
N/A
483.0 h
Talk time18.0 h
N/A
13.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesno
Wireless charging nonono
Fast charging standard
N/A
Huawei SuperCharge
N/A

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