In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Apple iPhone 6s. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone - refurbished | |
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| Manufacturer Model Number | - | A1688 | |
| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 149.8 mm | 138.3 mm | Huawei Mate S has greater height than Apple iPhone 6s. |
| Width | 75.3 mm | 67.1 mm | Huawei Mate S has greater width than Apple iPhone 6s. |
| Depth | 7.2 mm | 7.1 mm | Apple iPhone 6s is narrower than Huawei Mate S. |
| Weight | 156 g | 143 g | Apple iPhone 6s is lighter than Huawei Mate S. |
| Body Colour | Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold | Space grey | Rose gold | Gold | Silver | |
| Body Material | - | Stainless steel, glass, anodised aluminium | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | - | |
| SAR Value | 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) | 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.87 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 Lightning |
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| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Nano SIM | |
| SIM Card Qty | Single-SIM | Single-SIM |
| DISPLAY | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| Display Type | OLED display | LCD display | |
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| Display Technology | AMOLED | Retina HD display with IPS technology | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 5.5" | 4.7" | Huawei Mate S has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 6s. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels | Huawei Mate S has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 6s. |
| Display Format | Full HD | - | |
| Pixel Density | 401 ppi | 326 ppi | Huawei Mate S has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 6s. |
| Max Brightness | - | 500 cd/m² | |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | - | |
| Contrast Ratio | - | 1400:1 | |
| Display Enhancement Technology | OnCell technology | - | |
| Display Features | 2.5D curved glass | Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) | Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating |
| PROCESSOR | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 935 | Apple A9 | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.2 GHz | - | |
| Processor Core Qty | 8-core | - | |
| 64-bit Architecture | Yes | Yes | Both phones have 64-bit architecture. |
| Graphics System (GPU) | Mali T628 MP4 | - |
| MEMORY | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| RAM | 3 GB | - | |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 32 GB | 16 GB | Huawei Mate S has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 6s. |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB | - |
| CAMERA | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 13 Megapixel | 12 Megapixel | Huawei Mate S has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s. |
| Sensor Type | - | BSI | |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.0 | F/2.2 | Huawei Mate S has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S. |
| Lens Construction | - | 5-element | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) | 28 mm | - | |
| Digital Zoom | - | 3x | |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | Auto HDR mode | |
| Camera Modes | Panorama | Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face detection | Apple iPhone 6s has face detection. |
| Light Source | Dual LED flash | LED light | |
| Video Resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Sapphire crystal lens cover | Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 5 Megapixel | Huawei Mate S has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s. |
| Sensor Type (Front) | BSI-CMOS | BSI | |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.4 | F/2.2 | Apple iPhone 6s has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S. |
| Focus Adjustment | Focus free | - | |
| HDR Mode (Front) | - | Auto HDR mode | |
| Camera Modes (Front) | - | Burst mode, Timer mode | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face detection | Apple iPhone 6s has face detection. |
| Light Source (Front) | LED flash | Retina Flash | |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | - | 1280 x 720 (720p) | |
| Camera Features (Front) | - | FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 2700 mAh | - | |
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| Standby Time | - | 240 hours | |
| Talk Time | - | 840 minutes | |
| Run Time Details | - | Talk (3G): up to 840 min Standby: up to 240 hrs Active online usage (3G): up to 10 hrs Active online usage (LTE): up to 10 hrs Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 11 hrs Playback (video): up to 11 hrs Playback (audio): up to 50 hrs |
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| Battery Technology | - | Lithium Ion |
| CELLULAR | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 4G | Both phones have the same mobile network generation. |
| Operating System | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) | iOS 9 | |
| User Interface | HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 | - | |
| Intelligent Assistant | - | Siri | |
| Payment Technology | - | Apple Pay | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi | |
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| 2G Band | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 1700 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) | |
| 4G LTE Band | 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 25, Band 26, Band 28, 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 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, 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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, 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 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 | |
| Wireless Interface | IEEE 802.11b/g/n | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS |
| MEDIA | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ | WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 | AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V |
| FEATURES | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| 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 | |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader | |
| Additional Phone Features | Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) | Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor |
| OTHERS | Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6s |
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| Included Accessories | Power adapter | USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods | |
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| Compliant Standards | - | HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) | |
| Max Operating Temperature | - | 35 °C | |
| Min Operating Temperature | - | 0 °C | |
| Humidity Range Operating | - | 5 - 95% (non-condensing) |
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