Huawei Mate 8 vs Xiaomi MI-3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Comparison
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Huawei Mate 8
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Xiaomi MI-3
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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Common specs
Brand and model | Huawei Mate 8 | Xiaomi MI-3 | Samsung Galaxy Note 3 |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2015, November | 2013, September | 2013, September |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.19 x 6.19 x 3.17 in | 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.9 in | 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm | 5.95 x 5.95 x 3.12 in |
Weight | 185 g | 6.53 oz | 145 g | 5.11 oz | 168 g | 5.93 oz |
Body Build | Front glass, aluminum body | Plastic body | Plastic body |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray, Mocha Brown | White, Gray, Black, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Gold, Green (16 GB) | Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3050 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3200 mAh, Removable Li-Ion |
Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 528 h (3G) Music play - Up to 98 h |
Stand by time - Up to 500 h Talking time - Up to 25 h Music play - Up to 50 h |
Stand by time - Up to 420 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G) |
Approximate price | 300 EUR | 200 EUR | 420 EUR |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | IPS-NEO LCD | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | 16M |
Screen size | 6" in | 5" in | 5.7" in |
Screen area | 98.7 cm2 | 68.9 cm2 | 89.6 cm2 |
Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) |
Screen to body ratio | 78.0% | 65.0% | 74.8% |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 1080 x 1920 px | 1080 x 1920 px |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 368 PPI | 441 PPI | 386 PPI |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Single | 13 MP, Single | 13 MP, Single |
Camera specs | -16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', OIS, PDAF | -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF | -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF |
Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | Dual-LED flash, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
Video | 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps | 1080p@30fps, HDR | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) |
Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 2 MP, Single | 2 MP, Single |
Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide) | 2 MP, f/2.2 | 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4 | Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); MIUI 5 | Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) |
Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000 |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) | - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 | - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002 -Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000 |
GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 | Adreno 330 | Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000 |
External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | No | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) |
Internal memory | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - NXT-L09, NXT-L29 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - NXT-L29 |
16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 363 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1131 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 339 | 145 | 141 |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1273 | 483 | 467 |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1683 | 761 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5282 | 1968 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 3812 | 2235 | |
GeekBench 4 Battery | 829 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Nano-SIM - NXT-L09Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - NXT-L29 | Mini-SIM | Micro-SIM |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - NXT-L29, NXT-L09 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - NXT-L29 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - NXT-L09 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - N9005 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100) - N900W8 |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Edge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
USB | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host |
Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.0, A2DP | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.49 W/kg (head) 0.32 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.46 W/kg (head) 0.21 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head) 0.36 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | FM radio | FM radio | No |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port |
Other extras |
- Fast battery charging: 37% in 30 min |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures -Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) --Stylus |
Versions |
- Also known as Huawei Ascend Mate8 |
- Versions: N9000 (3G); N9005 (3G/LTE) Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note III; Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9002 with dual-SIM card slots |