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Huawei Mate 8 vs Huawei Nova 2i

    3.17 in
    6.19 in
    Huawei Mate 8 Mobile Phone
    Huawei Mate 8
      2.96 in
      6.15 in
      Huawei Nova 2i Mobile Phone
      Huawei Nova 2i
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
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      3.8 out of 5
      4 user ratings
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      3 stars
      		25 %
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      User rating
      37
      4.1 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
      		32 %
      3 stars
      		29 %
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      4.3 out of 5
      42 user ratings
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      3 stars
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      Full Comparison

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      Hardware

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.36 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 659
      GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T830 MP2
      RAM memory
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB
      		4 GB

      Display

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Screen size6.0 in5.9 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 2160 px
      TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
      Pixel density367.0 ppi407.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnono
      Scratch resistant displayyesno
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      		64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage128GB128GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Brown
      • Grey
      • Silver
      • White
      • Yellow
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • White
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Metal
      		Aluminum
      Water resistantnono
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Height6.19 in6.15 in
      Width3.17 in2.96 in
      Depth0.31 in0.3 in
      Weight6.53 oz5.78 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Dual sim supportyesyes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesno
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.14.2
      Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
      NFCyesno
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
      Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Huawei Mate 8Huawei Mate 8
      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Replaceable batterynono
      Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3340.0 mAh
      Fast chargingnono
      Wireless charging nono

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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