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Huawei Mate 8 vs Huawei P9

Summary
75%
72%
90%
Performance

HiSilicon Kirin

4 GB RAM

HiSilicon Kirin

3 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 1480

8 GB RAM

Display

6.0" (15.24 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

6.6" (16.76 cm)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

12 MP + 12 MP

Dual Camera

50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP

Triple Camera

Front Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

32 MP

Single Camera

Battery

4000 mAh

3000 mAh

18 h talktime (3G)

5000 mAh

Storage

64 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

256 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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8.0/10

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

5/5 based on 1 ratings

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★★★★★

4.5/5 based on 839 ratings

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General
Launch Date

August 17, 2016 (Official)

March 14, 2024 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v14

Custom UI

EMUI

Samsung One UI

Performance
Good
Good
Very Good
Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950

HiSilicon Kirin 955

Samsung Exynos 1480

CPU

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core (2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Octa core (2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T880 MP4

Mali-T880 MP4

AMD Xclipse 530

RAM

4 GB

3 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR5

Display
Good
Good
Very Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 " (15.24 cm)

5.2 " (13.21 cm)

6.6 " (16.76 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi

424 ppi

390 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.95 %

72.34 %

85.57 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less display

with punch-hole display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Brightness

550 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

86.5 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 157.4 mm
Width: 80.7 mm
Thickness: 8.4 mm

Height: 145 mm
Width: 70.9 mm
Thickness: 6.9 mm

Height: 161.1 mm
Width: 77.4 mm
Thickness: 8.2 mm

Weight

185 grams

144 grams

213 grams

Build Material

Case: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Brown, Gold, Grey, Silver

Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Prestige Gold

Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP67

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Dual

Triple

Resolution

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

12 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera
12 MP

50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1.56" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

, Laser autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

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)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

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

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slo-motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera
Good
Good
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

32 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.74" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)

Sensor

CMOS

Autofocus

No

No

Flash

No

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Average
Very Good
Capacity

4000 mAh

3000 mAh

5000 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 566 Hours(3G) / Up to 526 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

, Fast

, Fast, 25W

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

64 GB

32 GB

256 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 1 TB

User Available Storage

Up to 236 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

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) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.148 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.1

, v4.2

, v5.3

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

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