Huawei Mate 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

Comparing the Huawei Mate 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S8 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Huawei Mate 9 the better performer.

Display: Huawei Mate 9 offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S8 offers 5.8 inches, making Huawei Mate 9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate 9's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S8 offers 12 MP, making Huawei Mate 9 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Huawei Mate 9 and Samsung Galaxy S8 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Huawei Mate 9 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S8 offers 3000 mAh, making Huawei Mate 9 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Huawei Mate 9 and Samsung Galaxy S8 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Huawei Mate 9

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy S8

₹49,990

(Out of Stock)

Add to Compare

Show Only Differences

Summary

Spec Score

76%

79%

Release Date

N/A	05 May, 2017

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.9 inches (14.99 cm)	5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Rear Camera


20 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4000 mAh	3000 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB

User Ratings

N/A	4.6/5 (30,966 ratings)

Video

1 Video

8 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A	May 05, 2017 (Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 960

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP8

Mali-G71 MP20

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

18.5:9

Pixel Density

373 ppi

568 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.34 %

84.57 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

Design

Height

156.9 mm

148.9 mm

Width

78.9 mm

68.1 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.0 mm

Weight

190 grams

155 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX260 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5248 x 3936 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

No	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) 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) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

IRIS Scanner

N/A

Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope