Huawei Mate 8 vs. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. 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. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G935F
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 150.9 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Width 80.6 mm 72.6 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.7 mm Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 157 g Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Blue | Silver | Gold | Black | White | Gold pink | Coral blue | Titanium silver | Pink/gold | Pink gold | Black onyx | Platinum gold | White pearl
Body Material - Metal, glass
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.507 W/kg (body), 0.264 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio Heart rate sensor
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS-NEO Quad HD Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.5" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 368 ppi 534 ppi Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 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) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Samsung Exynos 8890
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.3 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
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 Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 24.4 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 4x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Motion panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Huawei Mate 8 has face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip Selective Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, vDIS technology, Spotlight
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Sensor Type (Front) - CMOS
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Camera Modes (Front) - Slow motion video, selfie panorama
Light Source (Front) - Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3600 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S7 edge can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, PMA
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1620 minutes Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 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 (WCDMA): up to 1620 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 16 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 55 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 74 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
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 Samsung TouchWiz + EtiquEdge
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
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, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
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 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS WhatsApp, Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, 3G2, H.265
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
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, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone Multitasking, Easy Mode, MIMO technology, Private Mode, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Screen mirroring, Dual Curved display, Alarm Clock
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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