Huawei Mate 8

Full Specifications

Released · Dec 01, 2015

6.0-inch

Single camera

4000 mAh

4GB · 128GB

This device is also known as Huawei NXT-TL00

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Design
Dimensions	6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches 157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials	Back: Metal
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Silver, Brown

Display
Size	6.0-inch
Resolution	1920x1080px, 367 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	78.39 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	8 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	HiSilicon Kirin 950
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
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
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Battery
Capacity	4000 mAh
Type	Li - Polymer

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	16 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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

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

Cellular
4G (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+)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

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
MSRP	$ 690
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Availability
Officially announced	Nov 26, 2015

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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 470

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 580

News

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

The successor to the Huawei Mate 8 has been in the offing for quite a while now. Back in April, analyst Pan Jiutang suggested that a Kirin 960-powered Huawei Mate 9 would make it out of the blocks by the year's end. Indeed, it is still believed that ...

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