Huawei Mate S vs Huawei Mate 8
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 149.80 x 75.30 x 7.20 mm | 157.10 x 80.60 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 156.00 g | 185.00 g |
| Display size | 5.50" | 6.00" |
| Display | Color / AMOLED 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.50") 401 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (6.00") 367 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Stand-by (max.) |  | 3G: 528 h. (22.0 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 98 h (4.1 days) Video: 17 h (0.7 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | nd | 4G: 20 h (0.8 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 2700 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | SmartPower |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB | 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB | 3 GB, 4 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 5.1.1 Lollipop | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Interface | EMUI 3.1 | EMUI 4.0 |
| Processor | HiSilicon Kirin 935 | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| Processor clock | 2200 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @680 MHz | ARM Mali-T880 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | Active |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | nanoSIM, microSD |
| Announced | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 |
| Other names | CRR-L09 | Mate8; NXT-AL10; NXT-CL00; NXT-DL00, NXT-TL00; NXT-L29; NXT-L09 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 |
| CDMA | | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | 1900 2000 | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX278 | Sony IMX298 |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 16 Mpx |
| Resolution | 4128x3096 px | 4608x3456 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 4x |
| Flash | 2x LED | 2x LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | 1+1 | 1+1 |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 60 fps |
| Additional | AF, OIS | AF, OIS, f/2.0 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 3264x2448 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 60 fps |
| Additional | FF | f/2.4 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 | v4.2 LE |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, SMTP, IMAP4 | POP3, SMTP, IMAP4 |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |