Huawei Mate 8 vs. HTC One (X9)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and HTC One (X9). Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 8 vs. HTC One (X9) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 153.9 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than HTC One (X9).
Width 80.6 mm 75.9 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than HTC One (X9).
Depth 7.9 mm 8 mm Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 170 g HTC One (X9) is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Carbon grey | Topaz gold | Copper rose
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.5" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than HTC One (X9).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 368 ppi 401 ppi HTC One (X9) has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 8.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 MediaTek Helio X10
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 PowerVR G6200
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than HTC One (X9).
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) 2.0 Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 28 mm
Digital Zoom 4x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better front camera resolution than HTC One (X9).
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.8 Huawei Mate 8 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than HTC One (X9).
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes 900 minutes Huawei Mate 8 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC One (X9).
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 900 min
Playback (Music): up to 40 hrs
Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - A2DP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, MP3, eAAC+, apt-X
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MPEG-4, H.264
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 HTC One (X9)
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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