Huawei Mate S

General Information

• Colors:
• Luxurious Gold, Mystic Champagne, Titanium Grey

• Models:
• CRR-UL00, CRR-L09

• Price:
• About 350 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 / TD-SCDMA - CRR-UL00, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - CRR-L09

• 4G bands:
• LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - CRR-UL00, LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 2526, 28(700), 40(2300) - CRR-L09

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2015, September

• Status:
• Available. Released 2015, October

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 149.8 x 75.3 x 7.2 mm (5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 in)

• Weight:
• 156 g (5.50 oz)

• SIM:
• Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

• Type:
• OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.9% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Corning Gorilla Glass 4, 3D Touch display (optional)

Platform

• OS:
• Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); EMUI 3.1

• Chipset:
• HiSilicon Kirin 935 (28 nm)

• CPU:
• Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz & 4x1.5 GHz)

• GPU:
• Mali-T628 MP4

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

• Internal:
• 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", AF, OIS

• Features:
• Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide)

• Features:
• LED flash

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.0, A2DP

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• FM radio

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors:
• Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable 2700 mAh battery

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II: 981 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 914Basemark X: 5368

• Camera:
• Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 60h