Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 67.3 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | Android 5.1 |
| 2015-07-25 | 2015-09-02 |
| 5.98 x 3.01 x 0.30 inches | 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 363.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate S is slightly better than Huawei G8, having a overall score of 73.6 against 67.3. These phones come with the same Android 5.1 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any differences regarding OS features. The Huawei Mate S is a just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner phone than Huawei G8, even though they were only released 1 months apart.
Huawei Mate S has a display that's just as good as the display in Huawei G8, they have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080, the same screen pixels density and a screen of the same size. The Huawei Mate S features a little bit better performance than Huawei G8. Both of them have 1 CPU cores and the same RAM amount.
The Huawei Mate S captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei G8. They have a 13 mega pixels resolution camera. Huawei Mate S features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei G8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei G8 features just a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate S, because it has an 11 percent larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Huawei Mate S is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a great choice.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.