Entry-level · 2015

Huawei Mate S

Name: Huawei Mate S
Brand: Huawei

Our Take CPU benches behind recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e

A basic entry-level phone with an AMOLED screen and stabilised camera — but a smaller battery and 32GB storage show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (2700mAh), 32GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

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Full specifications

Display

5.5″ · OLED · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.5"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Not listed

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Kirin 935 (28 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-T628 MP4

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Kirin 935 (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

47,839

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-T628 MP4

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.5 GHz

Camera

13 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

13 MP f/2.0

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX278, 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

2700 mAh

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

2700 mAh

Lab endurance

60:00h

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 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

Micro-USB

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

156 g · 7.2 mm

Height

149.8 mm

Width

75.3 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

Weight

156 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

OLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.5″ vs 4.7″ screen

57% larger battery capacity

2,700 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

32 GB vs 16 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

48k vs 175k AnTuTu

Heavier in hand

156 g vs 143 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S6

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower-resolution screen

OLED vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution · Tradeoff: 5.5″ vs 5.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

48k vs 112k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

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

Heavier in hand

156 g vs 138 g

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