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Huawei Mate S vs Huawei P9 Lite 2016

    2.96 in
    5.9 in
    Huawei Mate S Mobile Phone
    Huawei Mate S
      2.86 in
      5.78 in
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Editiorial reviews
      12
      4.0 out of 5
      3 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
      		33 %
      3 stars
      		33 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      User rating
      45
      4.1 out of 5
      45 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		28 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      36
      4.2 out of 5
      36 user ratings
      5 stars
      		36 %
      4 stars
      		44 %
      3 stars
      		19 %
      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed2.2 GHz1.5 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 935Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 650
      GPU modelARM Mali-T624ARM Mali-T880 MP2
      RAM memory3 GB3 GB

      Display

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Screen size5.5 in5.2 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDLCD
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
      TechnologyAMOLEDIPS TFT
      Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnono
      Scratch resistant displayyesno
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      		16 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage128GB128GB
      Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      MaterialAluminumPlastic
      Water resistantnono
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Height5.9 in5.78 in
      Width2.96 in2.86 in
      Depth0.28 in0.3 in
      Weight5.5 oz5.19 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes

      Other features

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      FM radioyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Dual sim supportyesyes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesno
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.04.2
      Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      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+
      • EDGE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      Navigation systemS-GPSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Replaceable batterynono
      Battery capacity2700.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Standby time483.0 h630.0 h
      Talk time13.0 h18.9 h
      Fast chargingnono
      Wireless charging nono

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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