Aside from the storage and the display sensitivity, the rest of
the hardware in the Mate S is the same.
We're looking at some really good
hardware in the Mate 8, powered by some really good (and new) internals.
Not exact matches
The fact that the performance between these two devices is so close is just further testament to how good Huawei's Kirin 950 processor is, or how much better software /
hardware optimization is
in the
Mate 8 compared to the
Mate 7.
In addition, Mr. Yu announced the company's latest collabouration with industry leaders Amazon and Google, and revealed that the acclaimed HUAWEI Mate 9 will be available in the U.S. Featuring advances at the forefront of hardware and software innovation, the HUAWEI Mate 9 Pro and the Porsche Design HUAWEI Mate 9 will also be Huawei's first Google Daydream - ready smartphone
In addition, Mr. Yu announced the company's latest collabouration with industry leaders Amazon and Google, and revealed that the acclaimed HUAWEI
Mate 9 will be available
in the U.S. Featuring advances at the forefront of hardware and software innovation, the HUAWEI Mate 9 Pro and the Porsche Design HUAWEI Mate 9 will also be Huawei's first Google Daydream - ready smartphone
in the U.S. Featuring advances at the forefront of
hardware and software innovation, the HUAWEI
Mate 9 Pro and the Porsche Design HUAWEI
Mate 9 will also be Huawei's first Google Daydream - ready smartphones.
Our Huawei
Mate 9 review unit surprised us by matching the current best low - light shooters on the market, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and S7 (both have the same camera
hardware)
in a moderately challenging low - light situation (see example below compared against the S7 edge and a poor low - light performer, the otherwise solid Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows 10).
Although, most of the
hardware specifications of the smartphone are similar to the P20 Pro, there are some important distinctions
in the
Mate RS.
The
hardware that these new Huawei phones runs on is the Kirin 970 - as found
in the
Mate 10 Pro.
On the
hardware front,
Mate 10 is said to be powered by Huawei's own Kirin 970 chipset, which should be comparable to Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
in terms of performance.
Rounding out the Honor View 10's
hardware is a 3,750 mAh battery, which is smaller than the 4000mAh battery found
in the
Mate 10 series.
With its own processors, a very well defined
hardware design and a big upgrade to its
in - house developed EMUI Android skin, the
Mate 10 Pro is looking to be Huawei's best phone yet.
Apple benefits from being able to
mate hardware and software
in native apps, something that Huawei can't do so effectively (there's no support
in stock Android apps, for example).
The algorithm learns from the way you use your phone (
in this case, the
Mate 9)
in a bid to ensure there's always enough of the right
hardware resources for each app you want to use.
At the
Mate 9 announcement
in Las Vegas, it was said that Leica, the famous camera company with which Huawei has an ongoing relationship to improve mobile photography, will open an «innovation center» at its German campus and, employing several Huawei engineers to improve the camera
hardware and software experience
in smartphones.
In addition to solid
hardware, Huawei also packed the
Mate 8 with a slew of cool software features.
We've had a couple of weeks with the
Mate S to this point and as we've pointed out
in our review, it's the same tune sung again: Good
hardware, less good software.
So here's the story with the
Mate S: Amazing
hardware, decent camera, fantastic best -
in - class fingerprint sensor, but clunky software.