Huawei Mate S vs Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note5: specs comparison
The Huawei Mate S made quite the stir with its official appearance at IFA 2015: it's the first true flagship by Chinese company Huawei - so far, the company has always stayed competitive in terms of price, offering its devices at a slightly more affordable price than the rest, but with the Mate S it is stepping firmly in the territory of iPhones and Galaxies.
The Mate S features a 5.5-inch 1080p display and the most potent HiSilicon Kirin 935 system chip that uses 8 Cortex A53e cores clocked to as much as 2GHz, all of that spiced up with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.
With all this in mind, you might still wonder about a pretty basic question: how does the Mate S compare against the two big names in the phablet space - the iPhone 6 Plus and Galaxy Note5 - when it comes to specs? We answer that question in the table right below, read on.
Specs don't lie
The big highlight here, however, seem to be the stylish aluminum construction, the instant unlocking functionality of the neatly positioned on the back fingerprint scanner that also doubles as an Android navigation key, and - last but not least - the Force Touch functionality that is a first on a smartphone.
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| Huawei Mate S | Apple iPhone 6 Plus | Samsung Galaxy Note5 |
Design
| Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches 149.8 x 75.3 x 7.2 mm |
6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm |
6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm |
| Weight | ||
| 5.50 oz / 156.0 g | 6.07 oz / 172.0 g | 6.03 oz / 171.0 g |
| Materials | ||
| Back: Aluminum | Back: Aluminum | Back: Glass Frame: Metal |
| Resistance | ||
| Splash | ||
| Biometrics | ||
| Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) |
| Features | ||
| Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys | ||
| Keys | ||
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key |
| Colors | ||
| Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink | Gold, Silver, Space gray | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan, White pearl |
Display
| Size | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5.5-inch, 74.01% screen-to-body | 5.5-inch, 67.91% screen-to-body | 5.7-inch, 76.62% screen-to-body |
| Type | ||
| AMOLED | IPS LCD, 500 nits | Super AMOLED |
| Resolution | ||
| 1920x1080px, 401 PPI | 1920x1080px, 401 PPI | 2560x1440px, 518 PPI |
| Colors | ||
| 16 777 216 | ||
| Protection | ||
| Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Features | ||
| Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Oleophobic coating | |
Hardware
| System chip | ||
|---|---|---|
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 | Apple A8 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm) |
| Processor | ||
| Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53e |
Dual-core 1400 MHz Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. |
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | ||
| Mali-T628 MP4 | PowerVR GX6450 | Mali-T760 MP8 |
| Memory | ||
| 3GB (LPDDR3)/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB |
1GB (LPDDR3)/128GB 1GB/16GB 1GB/64GB |
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB |
| Storage expansion | ||
| microSDXC | not expandable | not expandable |
| OS | ||
| Android (5.1 Lollipop) | iOS (12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x, 8.x) | Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop) |
Battery
| Type | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2700 mAh | 2915 mAh, Li - Ion | 3000 mAh, Li - Ion |
| Charging | ||
| Qi and Powermat wireless charging | ||
Camera
| Rear | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single camera | Single camera | Single camera |
| Main camera | ||
| 13 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" | 8 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.5 μm |
16 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.12 μm |
| Flash | ||
| Dual LED | Dual LED | LED |
| Video recording | ||
| 1080p (30 fps) Video calling | 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing |
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p, VGA OIS, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling |
| Front | ||
| 8 MP (Flash) | 1.2 MP Video capture: 720p |
5 MP |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| WLAN | ||
| b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n | a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac | a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac |
| USB | ||
| microUSB, USB 2.0 | Lightning | microUSB, USB 2.0 |
| Sensors | ||
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Gesture, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
| Hearing aid compatible | ||
| M3/T4 | ||
| Location | ||
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou |
| Other | ||
| NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop | NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia
| Headphones | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | ||
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
| Features | ||
| Album art cover, Background playback | Album art cover, Background playback | Album art cover, Background playback |
| Screen mirroring | ||
| Wireless screen share | ||
| Radio | ||
| FM | ||
| Additional microphone(s) | ||
| Noise cancellation | Noise cancellation, Video recording | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28 |
| 4G (TDD) Bands | ||
| 40 | 40 | |
| 3G Bands | ||
| 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | 5, 8, 2, 1 |
| Data Speed | ||
| LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS | LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS | LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS |
| SIM type | ||
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| HD Voice | ||
| Yes | ||
| VoLTE | ||
| Yes | ||
Phone Features
| Notifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone | ||
| Other features | ||
| Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording | ||
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date approved: Aug 21, 2015 FCC ID value: QISCRR-L09 | Date approved: Sep 09, 2014 FCC ID value: BCG-E2817A | Date approved: Jul 15, 2015 FCC ID value: A3LSMN920A |
| Measured SAR | ||
| Head: 1.35 W/kg Body: 0.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.91 W/kg |
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.49 W/kg |
Head: 0.22 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.27 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg |
Availability
| Officially announced | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sep 02, 2015 | Sep 09, 2014 | Aug 13, 2015 |
| Prices (MSRP) | ||
| $949 | ||
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