Huawei Mate S vs Lenovo K5 Note

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Comparing the Huawei Mate S vs Lenovo K5 Note across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Lenovo K5 Note runs at 1.8 GHz, making Huawei Mate S the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei Mate S and Lenovo K5 Note offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Huawei Mate S features a AMOLED display compared to Lenovo K5 Note's IPS LCD, making Huawei Mate S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei Mate S and Lenovo K5 Note feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Huawei Mate S and Lenovo K5 Note feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Lenovo K5 Note offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Huawei Mate S offers 2700 mAh, making Lenovo K5 Note better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei Mate S and Lenovo K5 Note offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Summary

Spec Score

72%
70%

Release Date

25 Aug, 2016
03 Aug, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek MT6755
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

2700 mAh
3500 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4.1/5
(273,185 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
8 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 03, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 935
MediaTek MT6755

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP4
Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.76 %
72.31 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

149.8 mm
152 mm

Width

75.3 mm
75.7 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

156 grams
165 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
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
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

N/A
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2700 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 22 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

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 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

N/A
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass