Huawei Mate 8 128GB vs Huawei Mate 9 Pro

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Comparing the Huawei Mate 8 128GB vs Huawei Mate 9 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 9 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Huawei Mate 8 128GB runs at 2.3 GHz, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro the better performer.


Display: Huawei Mate 8 128GB offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Huawei Mate 9 Pro offers 5.5 inches, making Huawei Mate 8 128GB the larger display of the two. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate 8 128GB's IPS LCD, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 9 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Huawei Mate 8 128GB offers 16 MP, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Huawei Mate 8 128GB and Huawei Mate 9 Pro feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Huawei Mate 8 128GB and Huawei Mate 9 Pro offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Huawei Mate 8 128GB and Huawei Mate 9 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei Mate 8 128GB
₹45,990
(Discontinued)
Huawei Mate 9 Pro
₹49,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
78%

Release Date

17 Jun, 2016
N/A

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Video

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Videos
1 Video

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
HiSilicon Kirin 960

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-G71 MP8

RAM

4 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

367 ppi
534 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.95 %
72.98 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

157.4 mm
152 mm

Width

80.7 mm
75 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

185 grams
169 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
N/A
12 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
8 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope