Huawei Mate S

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

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.5 inches
Resolution:	1920 x 1080 pixels, 401 PPI
Technology:	AMOLED
Screen-to-body:	74.01 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Touchscreen:	Capacitive, Multi-touch
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
Device type:	Smartphone
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)

Design Size comparison
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)
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
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:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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
Measured SAR:
Head:	1.35 W/kg
Body:	0.42 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission:	1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router:	0.91 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced:	Sep 02, 2015

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Alternative variants

Huawei Mate S 32GB

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage:	32GB

Huawei Mate S 64GB

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage:	64GB

Huawei Mate S Dual

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