Huawei Mate S vs. Honor 70

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Honor 70. 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 S vs. Honor 70 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 161.4 mm Honor 70 has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.3 mm 73.3 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than Honor 70.
Depth 7.2 mm 7.91 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 178 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Midnight black | Emerald Green | Crystal silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 70 is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.79 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 Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.67" Honor 70 has larger screen size than Huawei Mate S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Honor 70 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:09
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor 70 has better colour depth than Huawei Mate S.
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass FullView Display, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, dual-curve display, Super Curved Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz Honor 70 has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate S.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate S has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Huawei Mate S Honor 70
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Honor 70 has more RAM than Huawei Mate S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor 70 has more internal memory than Huawei Mate S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate S Honor 70
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor 70 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.9 Honor 70 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR, Portrait bokeh
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Night mode, Super Macro Mode, Ultra Wide-angle, Solo Cut mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Subject-Tracking Auto-Focus, Super Sensing Camera, Instant All-Pixel Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 70 has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode, Portrait with HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor 70 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 2520 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4800 mAh Honor 70 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 70 has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 70 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, 5G NR, TD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band 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 40 -
4G LTE Frequency 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, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles - SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - HONOR Histen
FEATURES Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) MIMO technology, Fast Charging, GPU Turbo technology, OTG Reverse Charge
OTHERS Huawei Mate S Honor 70
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
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