Huawei Mate S vs. HTC One A9S

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and HTC One A9S. 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. HTC One A9S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 146.49 mm Huawei Mate S has greater height than HTC One A9S.
Width 75.3 mm 71.5 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than HTC One A9S.
Depth 7.2 mm 7.99 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 150 g HTC One A9S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold -
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 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
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5" Huawei Mate S has larger screen size than HTC One A9S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate S has better screen resolution than HTC One A9S.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 294 ppi Huawei Mate S has better pixel density than HTC One A9S.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 MediaTek Helio P10
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz -
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 T628 MP4 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
RAM 3 GB 2 GB Huawei Mate S has more RAM than HTC One A9S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB Huawei Mate S has more internal memory than HTC One A9S.
User Memory - 10.2 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate S has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm 28.3 mm
Self-Timer Delay - 0 - 10 sec
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC One A9S has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Sapphire crystal lens cover, HTC Zoe, Video Pic
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate S has better front camera resolution than HTC One A9S.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.8 Huawei Mate S has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
Camera Modes (Front) - Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC One A9S has face detection.
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 2300 mAh Huawei Mate S has larger battery capacity than HTC One A9S.
Standby Time - 432 hours
Talk Time - 786.6 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (WCDMA): up to 786.6 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 432 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, 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 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 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, MP3, OGG, MKA, M4A, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
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, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Wi-Fi Miracast, Dual microphones, HTC Connect, HTC Freestyle Layout
OTHERS Huawei Mate S HTC One A9S
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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