Huawei P9 vs Huawei Mate 8

Comparing the Huawei P9 vs Huawei Mate 8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Huawei Mate 8 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Huawei P9 the better performer.

Display: Huawei Mate 8 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Huawei P9 offers 5.2 inches, making Huawei Mate 8 the larger display of the two. Both Huawei P9 and Huawei Mate 8 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei P9 offers 12 MP, making Huawei Mate 8 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Huawei P9 and Huawei Mate 8 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Huawei Mate 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei P9 offers 3000 mAh, making Huawei Mate 8 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Huawei Mate 8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei P9 offers 32 GB, making Huawei Mate 8 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Huawei Mate 8 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Huawei P9 has a rating of 4.5.

Huawei P9

₹39,999

(Out of Stock)

Huawei Mate 8

₹38,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016

17 Jun, 2016

12 Mar, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	Super HD (2772 x 1272)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Camera	N/A	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP	32 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	4000 mAh	7000 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A	68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

32 GB	64 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Outstanding cameras
Decent performance
Sleek build quality

Device yet to be reviewed

Long-lasting battery life
Slim and lightweight design
Reliable cameras
Dependable performance

Cons

Average battery life
No OIS or 4K video recording
Expensive

Device yet to be reviewed

Warms up quickly during gaming
Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

4.5/5

(835 ratings)

5/5

(1 rating)

4.4/5

(18,954 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	1,149,292 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	17h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Mar 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Years

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

N/A

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955

HiSilicon Kirin 950

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4

Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

4 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

1500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

367 ppi

449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 %

77.95 %

92.05 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.2 %

Design

Height

145 mm

157.4 mm

162.76 mm

Width

70.9 mm

80.7 mm

75.60 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

8.4 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

144 grams

185 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size

12 MP

N/A

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Face detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

4000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

17h 34m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

49m

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

64 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

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

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Back

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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