Huawei Mate 8 vs. OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite. 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. OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 164.3 mm OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has greater height than Huawei Mate 8.
Width 80.6 mm 75.6 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.5 mm Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 195 g Huawei Mate 8 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Black dusk
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.251 W/kg (body), 0.987 W/kg (head), 2.725 W/kg (limb)
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
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 Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.59" OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 368 ppi 401 ppi OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 8.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - Wide colour display (P3), Dark mode, sRGB support
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
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 - Huawei Mate 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB + up to 5 GB virtual extension OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 64 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 0.7 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 4x 6x OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 8.
Special Effects - HDR, face retouch
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, portrait mode, Nightscape capture mode, Filter mode, dual-view
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Huawei Mate 8 has face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), AI Triple camera, AI Scene Enhancement, 4-in-1 to 1.4μm pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5000 mAh OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 8.
Fast Charging Technology - SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Playback (YouTube): up to 21 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OxygenOS (based on Android 12)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
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 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, 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 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ AAC, MP3, FLAC, apt-X, LDAC, RAW, OPUS, AMR-WB, 3GPP, SBC, Vorbis, apt-X HD, LHDC, GSM, G711-ALAW, G711-MLAW
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 AVC, MPEG-4, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9, 3GPP, AV1
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Super linear speaker
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), protective case, SuperVOOC 33W power adapter
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