Huawei Mate 8

Released

Dec 01, 2015

Display

6.0 inches
1920 x 1080 pixels

Camera

16 MP (Single camera)
8 MP front

Hardware

HiSilicon Kirin
4GB RAM

Storage

128GB, microSDXC

Battery

4000 mAh

OS

Android 7.0 Nougat
Huawei Emotion UI

Description

The Huawei Mate 8 makes use of the company's in-house Kirin 950 chip, a high-end effort that integrates four ARM Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz and four Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 2.3GHz. The Kirin 950 also includes a high-end ARM Mali-T880 GPU, a Cat. 6 LTE radio, a Tensilica Hi-Fi 4 DSP chip, as well a motion co-processor. Other specs for the Huawei Mate 8 include a 6-inch display with a resolution of 1080 by 1920 pixels, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of integrated storage space, an 16MP primary camera, and an 8MP selfie shooter on the front.

This device is also known as Huawei NXT-TL00

News

Huawei to fix newfound security vulnerabilities in the P9, P9 Plus, Mate 8 and Mate 9

Huawei P9 and Mate 8 start getting Android 7.0 Nougat updates

Leaked video shows Android 7.0 Nougat update for Huawei Mate 8

Huawei Mate 9: 6GB RAM, 256GB storage, nine color options coming early November

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	6.0 inches
Resolution:	1920 x 1080 pixels, 367 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	78.39 %
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	HiSilicon Kirin 950
Processor:	Octa-core, 2300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-T880 MP4
RAM:	4GB LPDDR4
Internal storage:	128GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS:	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI Screenshots

Battery Benchmarks
Capacity:	4000 mAh
Type:	Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Camera Benchmarks
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	16 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.0; Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Features:	Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	8 MP

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches (157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm)
Weight:	185.0 g
Materials:	Back: Metal
Biometrics:	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors:	Black, Gold, Silver, Brown

Cellular
LTE (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+)
LTE (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
UMTS:	850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data Speed:	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM:	Yes
SIM type:	Nano SIM

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	DLNA
Radio:	FM

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, OTG, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information
Price:	$ 690

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