In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and OnePlus 5. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 157.1 mm | 154.2 mm | Huawei Mate 8 has greater height than OnePlus 5. |
| Width | 80.6 mm | 74.1 mm | Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than OnePlus 5. |
| Depth | 7.9 mm | 7.25 mm | OnePlus 5 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Weight | 185 g | 153 g | OnePlus 5 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Body Colour | Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold | Midnight black | Slate grey | |
| Body Material | - | Anodised aluminium | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | - | |
| SAR Value | 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) | 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 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 USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C |
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| 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 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Display Type | LCD display | OLED display | |
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| Display Technology | IPS-NEO | Optic AMOLED | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 6" | 5.5" | Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than OnePlus 5. |
| 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 | 401 ppi | OnePlus 5 has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | - | |
| Contrast Ratio | 1500:1 | - | |
| Display Features | - | Night Display | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) |
| PROCESSOR | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 950 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | |
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| Processor Number | - | MSM8998 | |
| Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.45 GHz | OnePlus 5 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 | Qualcomm ADRENO 540 |
| MEMORY | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| RAM | 3 GB | LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB | OnePlus 5 has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 32 GB | 64 GB | OnePlus 5 has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB | - |
| CAMERA | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 1 | 2 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16 Megapixel | 20 Megapixel | OnePlus 5 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Sensor Type | BSI-CMOS | - | |
| Sensor Name | - | Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor | |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.0 | F/2.6 | 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 | |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - | |
| Special Effects | - | Portrait, HDR | |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - | |
| Camera Modes | Time-lapse mode | Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | Face detection | - | Huawei Mate 8 has 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) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip | Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | - | 16 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Type (2nd Camera) | - | Wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) | - | F/1.7 |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 16 Megapixel | OnePlus 5 has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Sensor Name (Front) | - | Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor | |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.4 | F/2.0 | OnePlus 5 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Focus Adjustment | - | Focus free | |
| Special Effects (Front) | - | HDR | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Smile Capture | OnePlus 5 has face detection. |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps | |
| Camera Features (Front) | - | Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 4000 mAh | 3300 mAh | Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 5. |
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| Standby Time | 528 hours | - | |
| Talk Time | 1080 minutes | - | |
| Run Time Details | Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs |
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| Battery Technology | Lithium polymer | Lithium polymer |
| CELLULAR | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 4G | Both phones have the same mobile network generation. |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) | OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat) | |
| User Interface | HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 | - | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | |
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| 2G Band | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X | |
| 3G UMTS Band | - | Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 | |
| 3G UMTS Frequency | - | 2100, 1900, 1700, 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 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 | |
| 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 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 | |
| Wireless Interface | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS |
| MEDIA | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ | WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 | MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 | |
| Sound Enhancements | - | Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound |
| FEATURES | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Phone Functions | Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert | Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert | |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader | |
| Additional Phone Features | DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone | MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology |
| OTHERS | Huawei Mate 8 | OnePlus 5 |
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| Included Accessories | Headset, USB cable, power adapter | Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable |
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