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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| 2016-03-31 | 2015-12-01 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 8 is slightly better than the Apple iPhone SE, having a 77.4 score against 75.7. Huawei Mate 8's design is notably heavier and a little bit thicker than Apple iPhone SE. Apple iPhone SE features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, although it has a lot worse resolution of 640 x 1136px, a little less pixels per inch in the display and a much smaller screen.
Huawei Mate 8 has a much better storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone SE, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a little better processing power than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM.
The iPhone SE counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels and a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much better battery duration than iPhone SE, because it has a 146 percent greater battery size.
Although Huawei Mate 8 is a better device, it costs more than iPhone SE, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as iPhone SE. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Huawei Mate 8, but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the iPhone SE, giving up a couple specs and features.
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