Older flagship · 2015

Huawei Mate 8

Nobody owns this yet

Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04 Camera shares the Xiaomi Mi 5's main sensor

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

950 3 / 32 GB

4000 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.0″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.0"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Kirin 950 (16 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Mali-T880 MP4

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Kirin 950 (16 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

126,546

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Mali-T880 MP4

Process

16 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A72 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/2.0 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

16 MP f/2.0

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX298 Exmor RS, 1/2.8", 1.12µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Mi 5 , OnePlus 3T

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

4000 mAh · 18 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

103:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

3/32GB · 4/64GB · 4/128GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

185 g · 7.9 mm

Height

157.1 mm

Width

80.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

185 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 6s

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 6″ vs 4.7″ screen

A more stable camera

OIS vs no OIS · 16 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/2.2 main

133% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

127k vs 175k AnTuTu

Heavier in hand

185 g vs 143 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S6

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

127k vs 112k AnTuTu

57% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 2,550 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution · Tradeoff: 6″ vs 5.1″ screen

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

185 g vs 138 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 6s

Samsung Galaxy S6

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