Huawei Mate 8 review: Checkmate

27 January, 2016
The Huawei Mate 8 has dropped the Ascend badge, but it offers all the key pros of the Ascend Mate7 and then some. Coming a year after the Mate7, it was only expected that the Mate 8 will show maturity and address its predecessor’s shortcomings, most notably the poor graphics performance and the less than stellar camera output.

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  • Kookai
  • SHP
  • 28 Jan 2016

O.K. then ; if i need a mobile with 64 GB minimum storage , best camera , 2 SIM cards ,good screen , 4 GB system which mobile should i buy ?! it seems none of available in the market !!


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    • Anonymous
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    • 28 Jan 2016

    I will buy this phone just cus of the battery endurance which is lacking in all other flagships for so long but there was one line in the review that disturbs me "Low-resolution display by flagship phablet standards" who put this phablet standars? Gsmarena! Or the shitty note series by samsung i phone 6 plus doesnt have QHD display and i didnt here you compalning the 1080p is enough for humen use.

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      • AnonD-260703
      • wMH
      • 28 Jan 2016

      AnonD-113455, 28 Jan 2016which one last longer? Mate 8 or Nokia 1520. I would like G... moreLumia 1520 has more power than this phone. It has 107h battery endurence even though it has less battery capacity. 4K video recording is also available.

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        • AnonD-467475
        • Dfc
        • 28 Jan 2016

        103 hours endurance rating is impressive especially in web browsing ......... Very good HUAWEI ;)

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          • w4h
          • 28 Jan 2016

          Can anyone tell whats the problem with camera and Multitasking???

          Thanks in advance

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            • Anonymous
            • RJ7
            • 28 Jan 2016

            I can't believe GSMARENA is saying that 1080p is a low resolution display!! you can tell the difference between 1080p or 2k

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              • K2F
              • 28 Jan 2016

              I heard there is a update available which fixes some camera issues .

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                • Anonymous
                • b5H
                • 28 Jan 2016

                Max.1363, 28 Jan 2016Nicely packed phone and very respectable but I can't see ne... more8890's geekbench score is behind kirin950,the gpu huawei put inside is great for fhd.

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                  • Nyj
                  • 28 Jan 2016

                  eddykoodoo, 28 Jan 2016And if we are looking for something that is not a Phablet? ... more5" will do, go for Huawei P8 Lite with small bezel.

                    AnonD-346873, 28 Jan 2016i will recommended for all Heavy User except gaming user bu... moreI'm a Huawei Mate 8 owner...
                    1) NO, the GPU is NOT the best one.
                    2) Gamers ARE heavy users
                    3) Camera is not better than the ASUS Zenfone Selfie (meaning it's NOT even among the second best cameras)

                    I still love it though as I can multi task and open alot of apps simultaneously and it can last more than 10 hours of usage (BT headset is not yet applied so it might be less)

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                      • fitz
                      • r2Z
                      • 28 Jan 2016

                      Once again Huawei proves they can make the best phone around but keeps messing up due to the lack of attention to detail. I won't be buying the Mate 8 for the same reason I did not buy the Mate 7. Too many small flaws adding up..

                      -bad loudspeaker
                      -failed camera
                      -weak gpu (come on, how hard is it to put mp8?)
                      -no force touch (they put it on Mate S but do not follow up?? Crazy.)
                      -no usb type C
                      -overpriced.

                      Maybe some day they would make it right. If they do it could easily become the best phone of the year.

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                        • thh
                        • 28 Jan 2016

                        Looks like the nokia 808 pureview was removed from the sunlight legibility chart.

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                          • AnonD-346873
                          • KI}
                          • 28 Jan 2016

                          i will recommended for all Heavy User except gaming user but Gpu still best one

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                            • AnonD-346873
                            • KI}
                            • 28 Jan 2016

                            AnonD-245620, 28 Jan 2016best CPU performance with 1080p , but GPU is disappointingbut Gpu Still the best one

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                              • pKe
                              • 28 Jan 2016

                              AnonD-346873, 28 Jan 2016Best Performance with Best Battery Life best CPU performance with 1080p , but GPU is disappointing

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                                • uWI
                                • 28 Jan 2016

                                Best Performance with Best Battery Life

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                                  • AnonD-346873
                                  • uWI
                                  • 28 Jan 2016

                                  really amazing phone huawei mate 8

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                                    • eddykoodoo
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                                    • 28 Jan 2016

                                    And if we are looking for something that is not a Phablet?

                                    Please Huawei try to do something around 4.7 inches and small bezels

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                                      • mF6
                                      • 28 Jan 2016

                                      Disappointed as hell
                                      The battery is amazing ,, camera is not
                                      Weak gpu fuuuuu

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • X{X
                                        • 28 Jan 2016

                                        Good hardware but ruined by software. UI is not like android.