Huawei Mate 8 vs. HTC U11

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and HTC U11. 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 U11 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 153.9 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than HTC U11.
Width 80.6 mm 75.9 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than HTC U11.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.9 mm Both phones are the same depth.
Weight 185 g 169 g HTC U11 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Ice white | Sapphire blue | Brilliant black | Amazing silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP67
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.6 W/kg (body), 0.45 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) Single-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO Super LCD 5
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.5" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than HTC U11.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels HTC U11 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 368 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features - 3D curved glass, Display colour personalisation, HTC Edge Sense
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.45 GHz HTC U11 has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 8.
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 U11
RAM 3 GB 4 GB HTC U11 has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB HTC U11 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 U11
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than HTC U11.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 HTC U11 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
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom 4x -
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR Boost
HDR Mode Auto 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 Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip Sapphire crystal lens cover, HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, HTC UltraPixel Camera 2, 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U11 has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 HTC U11 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than HTC U11.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HTC U11 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 528 hours 336 hours Huawei Mate 8 has longer standby time than HTC U11.
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1470 minutes HTC U11 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/4G): up to 1470 min
Standby (3G/4G): up to 336 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
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 7.1 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
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 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
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 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
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, gyro sensor, G-sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, edge sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, 4 mics 3D Audio recording, Quiet ring on pick up
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 HTC U11
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Cleaning cloth, SIM card removal tool, HTC USonic Earphones, HTC Rapid Charger 3.0, HTC U11 Clear Case, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP67
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1 m
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