Huawei Mate 8 vs. Huawei P9 plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei P9 plus. 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 plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 152.3 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than Huawei P9 plus.
Width 80.6 mm 75.3 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Huawei P9 plus.
Depth 7.9 mm 6.98 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 162 g Huawei P9 plus is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Quartz grey
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 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) -
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS-NEO Full HD Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.5" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than Huawei P9 plus.
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 Huawei P9 plus 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 1500:1 Both phones have the same display contrast ratio.
Display Features - 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 955
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.5 GHz Huawei P9 plus 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 Mali T880 MP4
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Huawei P9 plus has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Huawei P9 plus has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
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
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 27 mm
Digital Zoom 4x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Pro mode, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Huawei Mate 8 has face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera
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/1.9 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3400 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9 plus.
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / 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 plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 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 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 Infrared (IrDA), 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 plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
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 Knuckle 2.0
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P9 plus
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter
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