Entry-level · 2015

Huawei Mate 8

Name: Huawei Mate 8
Brand: Huawei

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04

A basic entry-level phone with stabilised camera — but a smaller battery and slow 18W charging show its age.

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh), 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Kirin 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 messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Kirin 950 (16 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Upper mid-range

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

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 6s

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

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

133% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

32 GB vs 16 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

127k vs 175k AnTuTu

Heavier in hand

185 g vs 143 g

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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

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