Huawei Mate 8 vs. Huawei P9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei P9. 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. Huawei P9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 145 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 80.6 mm 70.9 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 7.9 mm 6.95 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 144 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Titanium grey
Body Material - Aerospace-grade aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Single-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.2" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
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 423 ppi Huawei P9 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 Features - 2.5D curved glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) 2.5D Arc Glass
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 955
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.5 GHz Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 8.
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 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
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 -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 8 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 4x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Huawei Mate 8 has 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) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Standby Time 528 hours 566 hours Huawei P9 has longer standby time than Huawei Mate 8.
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1980 minutes Huawei P9 has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei Mate 8.
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
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 HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 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 28, 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 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+, FDD 700 APT, 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
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone IMAGEsmart 5.0
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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