Huawei Mate 8

Also known as Huawei Ascend Mate8

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)

3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – NXT-L29, NXT-L09

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 38, 39, 40 – NXT-L29

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40 – NXT-L09

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced
2015, November. Released 2015, November

Status
Discontinued

Body
Dimensions
157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm (6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 in)

Weight
185 g (6.53 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame

SIM
Nano-SIM – NXT-L09Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) – NXT-L29

Display
Type
IPS-NEO LCD

Size
6.0 inches, 98.7 cm2 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~368 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4

Chipset
Kirin 950 (16 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex A53)

GPU
Mali-T880 MP4

Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Main Camera
Single
16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8″, PDAF, OIS

Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR

Video
1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie camera
Single
8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)

Video
1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

 24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio

USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Battery
Type
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
18W wired, 37% in 30 min (advertised)

Stand-by
Up to 528 h (3G)

Music play
Up to 98 h

Misc
Colors
Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray, Mocha Brown

Models
NXT-AL10, NXT-CL00, NXT-DL00, NXT-TL00, NXT-L09, NXT-L29

SAR
1.49 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU
1.46 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (body)    

Price
About 300 EUR

Tests
Performance

Basemark OS II 2.0: 2017Basemark X: 15593

Display

Contrast ratio: 1361:1 (nominal), 2.949 (sunlight)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB

Audio quality

Noise -97.8dB / Crosstalk -97.3dB

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 103h