Lenovo K3 Note vs Huawei Mate S

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Comparing the Lenovo K3 Note vs Huawei Mate S 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 K3 Note runs at 1.7 GHz, making Huawei Mate S the better performer.


Display: Both Lenovo K3 Note and Huawei Mate S offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Huawei Mate S features a AMOLED display compared to Lenovo K3 Note's IPS LCD, making Huawei Mate S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Lenovo K3 Note and Huawei Mate S feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei Mate S offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lenovo K3 Note offers 5 MP, making Huawei Mate S better for front camera photography.


Battery: Lenovo K3 Note offers a higher battery capacity with 2900 mAh, while Huawei Mate S offers 2700 mAh, making Lenovo K3 Note better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei Mate S offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Lenovo K3 Note offers 16 GB, making Huawei Mate S the better option for storage.

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Lenovo K3 Note
₹9,999
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Mate S
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
72%

Release Date

25 Jun, 2015
25 Aug, 2016

Performance

MediaTek MT6752
HiSilicon Kirin
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
2700 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Lovely display
  • Loaded hardware
  • Good image quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • Lags while playing high-end games
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5
(227,568 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 25, 2015
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

VIBE UI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6752
HiSilicon Kirin 935

Processor

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T760 MP2
Mali-T628 MP4

RAM

2 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

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

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.55 %
73.76 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

152.6 mm
149.8 mm

Width

76.2 mm
75.3 mm

Thickness

8 mm
7.2 mm

Weight

150 grams
156 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0PureCel Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh
2700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 36 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

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)
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)

SIM 2

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)
N/A

SAR Value

Head: 1.590 W/kg Body: 0.688 W/kg
N/A

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 v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Back

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Lenovo SHAREit Lenovo SYNCit
N/A