Huawei Mate 8 vs. HTC One A9S

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and HTC One A9S. 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 One A9S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 146.49 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than HTC One A9S.
Width 80.6 mm 71.5 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than HTC One A9S.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.99 mm Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 150 g HTC One A9S is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold -
Body Material - Metal
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) Single-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than HTC One A9S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate 8 has better screen resolution than HTC One A9S.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 368 ppi 294 ppi Huawei Mate 8 has better pixel density than HTC One A9S.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
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 Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
RAM 3 GB 2 GB Huawei Mate 8 has more RAM than HTC One A9S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB Huawei Mate 8 has more internal memory than HTC One A9S.
User Memory - 10.2 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than HTC One A9S.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
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) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 28.3 mm
Digital Zoom 4x -
Self-Timer Delay - 0 - 10 sec
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip Sapphire crystal lens cover, HTC Zoe, Video Pic
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better front camera resolution than HTC One A9S.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.8 Huawei Mate 8 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
Camera Modes (Front) - Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC One A9S has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 2300 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than HTC One A9S.
Standby Time 528 hours 432 hours Huawei Mate 8 has longer standby time than HTC One A9S.
Talk Time 1080 minutes 786.6 minutes Huawei Mate 8 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC One A9S.
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 786.6 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 432 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
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, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 7, Band 8, Band 20
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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, MP3, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone Wi-Fi Miracast, Dual microphones, HTC Connect, HTC Freestyle Layout
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 HTC One A9S
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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