Huawei Mate 8 vs. Honor 70 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Honor 70 Lite. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 8 vs. Honor 70 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - RBN-NX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 163.66 mm Honor 70 Lite has greater height than Huawei Mate 8.
Width 80.6 mm 75.13 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Honor 70 Lite.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.68 mm Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 194 g Huawei Mate 8 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Midnight black | Ocean blue | Titanium silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 70 Lite is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 8.1 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 2.92 W/kg (limb), 1.22 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.5" Honor 70 Lite has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate 8 has better screen resolution than Honor 70 Lite.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 368 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:09
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - Blue light filter, FullView Display, Dark mode, One-handed Mode, eBook Mode
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei Mate 8 has higher clock speed than Honor 70 Lite.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
RAM 3 GB 4 GB + up to 3 GB virtual extension Honor 70 Lite has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor 70 Lite has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor 70 Lite has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 70 Lite has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 4x 8x Honor 70 Lite has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 8.
Special Effects - HDR, Stickers, Portrait bokeh
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Beauty mode, Story, Portrait, Night, Aperture mode, Super Macro, dual-view, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Smile Capture Both phones have face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor 70 Lite has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Special Effects (Front) - Portrait bokeh
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Beauty mode, Portrait, Mirror reflection
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor 70 Lite has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 3264 x 2448
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5000 mAh Honor 70 Lite has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 8.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 70 Lite has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes 3120 minutes Honor 70 Lite has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei Mate 8.
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Talk (Wi-Fi): up to 3120 min
Streaming (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 26 hrs
Gaming: up to 14 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 70 Lite has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR, TD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone Gesture Controls, dual microphones with noise cancellation, OTG Reverse Charge
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Honor 70 Lite
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied)
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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