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Huawei Mate S vs Huawei P9 Plus

2.96 in
5.9 in
Huawei Mate S Mobile Phone
Huawei Mate S
2.96 in
6.0 in
Huawei P9 Plus Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Plus
Available colors
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12
4.0 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
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4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
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36
3.9 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
27 %
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0 %
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0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 935Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelARM Mali-T624ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory3 GB4 GB

Display

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Screen size5.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

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

Design

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Colour of product
  • Rose Gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Titanium
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Quartz grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Beige
  • Grey
MaterialAluminumMetal
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Height5.9 in6.0 in
Width2.96 in2.96 in
Depth0.28 in0.27 in
Weight5.5 oz5.71 oz

Sensors

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Standby time483.0 h440.0 h
Talk time13.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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