Background and Identification

The Huawei Mate 8 Android smartphone was produced by Huawei as part of the Huawei Mate series. The Mate 8 was released in China in November 2015 and globally in early 2016. The Mate 8 was available in gold, silver, grey, and brown variants.

The Mate 8 has a 6.0-inch Gorilla Glass display and an aluminum back and frame. The Mate 8 includes a 16-megapixel main camera and an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The phone was sold with 32 GB of internal storage and 3 GB of RAM or 64 GB of internal storage and 4 GB of RAM. The Mate 8 and its successor, the Mate 9, both include a 4,000 mAh non-removable battery. Both phones can also support expandable internal storage with MicroSD cards up to 256 GB. The Huawei Ascend Mate 7, the Mate 8’s predecessor, actually has a larger 4,100 mAh non-removable battery, though the dimensions of both phones are nearly identical.

The Mate 8 features fast-charging capabilities and a rear-positioned fingerprint sensor. It also includes accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, and compass sensors.

While reviews found that the Mate 8 had clunky software, a less-than-impressive camera, a low-resolution display, and average speakers, the Mate 8 has been praised for outstanding battery life and above-par performance.

Technical Specifications

Models: NXT-AL10, NXT-CL00, NXT-DL00, NXT-TL00, NXT-L09, NXT-L29

Release date: November 2015

Body:

  • Dimensions and Weight: 157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm (6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 in), 185 g (6.53 oz)
  • Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
  • SIM:
    • Nano-SIM - NXT-L09
    • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - NXT-L29

Display:

  • Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size: 6.0 inches, 98.7 cm2 (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~368 ppi density)
  • Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform:

  • OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4
  • Chipset: Kirin 950 (16 nm)
  • CPU: Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
  • GPU: Mali-T880 MP4

Memory:

  • Card slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
  • Internal: 32GB 3GB RAM (L09, L29), 64GB 4GB RAM (L29)

Main Camera:

  • Single: 16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF, OIS
  • Features: Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
  • Video: 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera:

  • Single: 8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)
  • Video: 1080p@30fps

Sound:

  • Loudspeaker: yes
  • 3.5 mm jack: yes
  • 24-bit/192kHz audio

Communications:

  • WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
  • Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
  • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
  • NFC: Yes
  • Radio: FM Radio
  • USB: microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features:

  • Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
  • ANT+

Battery:

  • Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
  • Charging: Fast charging 18W, 37% in 30 min (advertised)
  • Stand-by: Up to 528 h (3G)
  • Music play: Up to 98 h

Miscellaneous:

  • Colors: Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray, Mocha Brown
  • SAR: 1.49 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU: 1.46 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (body)

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