Huawei Mate 8 vs. Huawei P Smart

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei P Smart. 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. Huawei P Smart Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 150.1 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than Huawei P Smart.
Width 80.6 mm 72.05 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Huawei P Smart.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.45 mm Huawei P Smart is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 143 g Huawei P Smart is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Gold | Black | Blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Huawei P Smart
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.65" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than Huawei P Smart.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Huawei P Smart has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 368 ppi 428 ppi Huawei P Smart has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 8.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features - 2.5D Glass, FullView Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 659
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P Smart 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 Huawei P Smart
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 21 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than Huawei P Smart.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 4x -
Special Effects - Depth of field, Bokeh effect, Smart beauty
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Huawei Mate 8 has face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
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
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 Huawei P Smart has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P Smart.
Standby Time 528 hours 560 hours Huawei P Smart has longer standby time than Huawei Mate 8.
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1200 minutes Huawei P Smart 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: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 560 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
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 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-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 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, OPP, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, GAVDP, PBAP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
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, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone Huawei Share, Split Screen
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Huawei P Smart
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter, screen protector
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