Huawei Mate 8 vs. HTC Desire 10 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and HTC Desire 10 Pro. 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. HTC Desire 10 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 156.5 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than HTC Desire 10 Pro.
Width 80.6 mm 76 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than HTC Desire 10 Pro.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.86 mm HTC Desire 10 Pro is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 165 g HTC Desire 10 Pro is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Polar white
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.5" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than HTC Desire 10 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 368 ppi 400 ppi HTC Desire 10 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 8.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features - Display colour personalisation
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 MediaTek Helio P10
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz -
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 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
RAM 3 GB 4 GB HTC Desire 10 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB HTC Desire 10 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 20 Megapixel HTC Desire 10 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 8 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
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 27.8 mm
Digital Zoom 4x -
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, RAW mode, Face Beauty
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Huawei Mate 8 has face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets Automatic
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip HTC Zoe, Anti-shake
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel HTC Desire 10 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 HTC Desire 10 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Min Focal Length (Front) - 27.8 mm
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Selfie panorama
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 10 Pro.
Standby Time 528 hours 480 hours Huawei Mate 8 has longer standby time than HTC Desire 10 Pro.
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1440 minutes HTC Desire 10 Pro 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 (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby (3G): up to 480 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 8 hrs
Playback (video): up to 11 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 53 hrs
Standby (4G): up to 432 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
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 5, 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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Huawei Mate 8 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone HTC Transfer, Power Saving Mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 HTC Desire 10 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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