Another specs comparison is approaching and this time, Huawei’s flashy flagship, the Mate 8 will take on the young blood Huawei P9. Which among these two Huawei handsets will best the other in a quick peek of their specs?
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Table of Contents
Huawei P9
- Smaller display
- Has an updated version of Emotion UI
- Smaller battery
- Should be slightly heftier (3GB variant vs Mate 8 current online price)
- Dual- rear cameras
- Supports USB Type- C, instead of microUSB v2.0
- Has potential to surpass the Mate 8, since its newer in the market
Huawei Mate 8
- Technically has the same chip (Kirin 955 is a modified version of Kirin 950)
- Offers the same options in RAM and ROM
- Bigger 16MP rear shooter
- Similar fingerprint scanner positioning (back)
- More premium-looking design
- Should be more affordable than the P9
The Huawei P9 is as similar to the Mate 8 in paper, however, they differ in a few regions, such as in screen size and more importantly, battery capacity. The Huawei Mate 8 looks rather more premium rather than the Huawei P9 (seen from its renders).
It should be noted that the Huawei Mate 8 has a straight Kirin 955 while the Huawei P9 has a modified version of Kirin 955 though difference on the two chips isn’t exactly established yet.
Huawei P9 VS Mate 8 side-by-side comparison
| Specs/ PH price |
Huawei P9 specs, PH price, features |
Huawei Mate 8 specs, PH price, features |
| Display | 5.2-inch 1080p FHD IPS LCD display | 6-inch IPS 1080p FHD display |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 955 chip | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chip |
| RAM | 3GB/4GB | 3GB/4GB |
| Memory | 32GB/64GB internal storage, microSD card slot | 32GB/64GB internal storage, 128GB microSD support |
| Main camera | 12MP dual rear shooters, phase detection autofocus | 16MP rear shooter Sony IMX298 Sensor w/ 1.12µm pixels |
| Front camera | 8MP selfie camera | 8MP selfie shooter, 1080p video recorder |
| Connectivity | 4G LTE, WiFi ac, BT 4.1, GPS, GLONASS, NFC | LTE,WiFI ac, BT 4.1, GPS, GLONASS, NFC, FM Radio |
| OS | Android 6.0 Marshmallow,Emotion UI 4.1 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Emotion UI 4.0 |
| Battery capacity | 3000mAh battery capacity | 4000mAh battery |
| Ports and features | USB Type-C, Fingerprint scanner | microUSB v2.0, USB Host, fingerprint scanner |
| Release Date | April 16th | December 2015 |
| Official price | 449 pounds or roughly around Php 29K for the 3GB variant, 559 pounds or roughly Php 36K for the 4GB variant | Around Php 30-35K through online stores nationwide |
