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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 2015-12-01 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal; metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 8 is a little bit better than the Huawei P8 Max, with a 77.4 score against 72.6. The Huawei Mate 8 construction is somewhat thicker but lighter than Huawei P8 Max, and both of them were released only 8 months apart. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a superior hardware performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Huawei P8 Max has a bit better display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a just a bit worse screen density, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Huawei P8 Max also counts with a quite bigger screen. Huawei Mate 8 counts with a better camera than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have the same video resolution, the same camera aperture and the same video frame rates, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a camera with more megapixels.
Huawei Mate 8 has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei Mate 8 also has 64 GB more internal memory. The Huawei P8 Max counts with a bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 4360mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Huawei Mate 8 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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