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Huawei Mate S

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7.7
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Released

Sep 15, 2015
Display

5.5 inches
1920 x 1080 pixels
Camera

13 MP (Single camera)
8 MP front
Hardware

HiSilicon Kirin
3GB RAM
Storage

128GB, microSDXC
Battery

2700 mAh
OS

Android 5.1 Lollipop
Huawei Emotion UI

Description

Huawei Mate S features a 5.5-inch, 1080p screen with the fresh Force Touch technology in select markets. The Kirin 935 chipset is under the hood, with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-T628 MP4 GPU. 3GB of RAM is inside, along with 128GB of native storage. A 13 MP camera in the back with OIS and dual LED flash, an 8 MP selfie shooter with front LED flash, and a much improved fingerprint reader round up the pretty offering.

This device is also known as Huawei CRR-UL00, Huawei CRR-L09

Shop links

$490

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Display

Benchmarks
Size: 5.5 inches
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels, 401 PPI
Technology: AMOLED
Screen-to-body: 74.01 %
Features: Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

Benchmarks
System chip: HiSilicon Kirin 935
Processor: Octa-core, 2200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit
GPU: Mali-T628 MP4
RAM: 3GB LPDDR3
Internal storage: 128GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC
OS: Android (5.1 Lollipop), Huawei Emotion UI Screenshots

Battery

Benchmarks
Capacity: 2700 mAh
Type: Not user replaceable

Camera

Benchmarks
Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 13 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus)
Specifications: Aperture size: F2.0; Focal length: 28 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features: Video calling
Front: 8 MP (Flash)
Dimensions: 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches (149.8 x 75.3 x 7.2 mm)
Weight: 5.50 oz (156.0 g)
Materials: Back: Aluminum
Resistance: Splash
Biometrics: Fingerprint (touch)
Colors: Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink

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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
LTE (TDD): Bands 40(2300)
UMTS: 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data Speed: LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type: Nano SIM

Multimedia

Benchmarks
Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Radio: FM
Additional microphone(s): for Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n; Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved: Aug 21, 2015
FCC ID value: QISCRR-L09 link
Measured SAR:
Head: 1.35 W/kg
Body: 0.42 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.91 W/kg
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Alternative variants

Huawei Mate S

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage: 32GB

Huawei Mate S

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage: 64GB

Huawei Mate S

Differences from the main variant:
LTE (FDD): Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD)
LTE (TDD): Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
Dual SIM: Shared with microSD

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