Huawei Mate 8 vs. Microsoft Lumia 650

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Microsoft Lumia 650. 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. Microsoft Lumia 650 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 142 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Width 80.6 mm 70.9 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Depth 7.9 mm 6.9 mm Microsoft Lumia 650 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 122 g Microsoft Lumia 650 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Black | White
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body), 0.51 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio 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 / AV composite out - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Microsoft Lumia 650
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS-NEO AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate 8 has better screen resolution than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 368 ppi 297 ppi Huawei Mate 8 has better pixel density than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features - ClearBlack
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 1.3 GHz Huawei Mate 8 has higher clock speed than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei Mate 8 has higher processor core quantity than Microsoft Lumia 650.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 304
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
RAM 3 GB 1 GB Huawei Mate 8 has more RAM than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB Huawei Mate 8 has more internal memory than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Sensor Size - 1/4"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
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) - 28 mm
Digital Zoom 4x 2x Huawei Mate 8 has better digital zoom than Microsoft Lumia 650.
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets Automatic, presets
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip Geotagging
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Microsoft Lumia 650 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 2000 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Standby Time 528 hours 624 hours Microsoft Lumia 650 has longer standby time than Huawei Mate 8.
Talk Time 1080 minutes 960 minutes Huawei Mate 8 has longer battery life when making calls than Microsoft Lumia 650.
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Talk (LTE): up to 960 min
Standby: up to 624 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
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) Windows 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Cortana
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
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
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 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 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 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, GATT, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAP-MSCHAPv2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS Skype, SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ AMR, AAC-LC, GSM FR
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 VC-1, AVC, MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, HEVC, H.265
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), HD Voice, Kid's Corner, Noise Cancellation Technology, Lumia Color profile, Word Flow keyboard, Glance screen, Alarm Clock
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Microsoft Lumia 650
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards - SSL v3, TLS v1.2, TLS v1.0, TLS v1.1, Suite B ciphers
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