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Huawei Mate S Mobile Phone
Huawei Mate S
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Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 935Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T624ARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLEDIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRnonoyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4F/1.7
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Rose Gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Titanium
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Mystic silver
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
N/A
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.9 in5.71 in5.86 in
Width2.96 in2.79 in2.68 in
Depth0.28 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight5.5 oz5.08 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time483.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h14.53 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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