Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Huawei Mate 8

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Front
Video
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Stand By
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
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Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
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Messaging
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Java
sound
3.5mm jack
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Main
Model
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Price
$374.00
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
CAMERA Rear: Dual 12 MP, (28mm, f/1.8, OIS & 56mm, f/2.8), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
CAMERA Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
BODY Dimensions: 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
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Main
Model
Huawei Mate 8
Price
$198.95
Advantages
PLATFORM Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 950
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
CAMERA Front: 8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm, 1080p
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
BATTERY Stand By: About 528 h
BATTERY Playing Music: About 98 h
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - NXT-L09, NXT-L29 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - NXT-L29
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
COMMS Radio: FM radio
SOUND 3.5mm jack : Yes
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launch
Announced
2016, September
Status
Available. Released 2016, September
platform
OS
iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 10.0.2
Chipset
Apple A10 Fusion
CPU
Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual 12 MP, (28mm, f/1.8, OIS & 56mm, f/2.8), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Features
1/3" sensor size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" sensor size @ 56mm, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
5.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Technology
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - Display Zoom
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery (11.1 Wh)
Stand By
About 384 h
Talk time
About 21 h
Playing Music
About 60 h
body
Dimensions
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight
188 g (6.63 oz, 0.41 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/128/256 GB, GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes (Apple Pay only)
Radio
No
USB
v2.0, reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1661, A1784
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2015, November
Status
Available. Released 2015, November
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 950
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4
camera
Rear
16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm, OIS, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm, 1080p
Video
1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Features
1/2.8" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
display
Size
6.0 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~368 ppi pixel density)
Technology
IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - Emotion UI 4.0
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Stand By
About 528 h
Talk time
—
Playing Music
About 98 h
body
Dimensions
157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm (6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 in)
Weight
185 g (6.53 oz, 0.41 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray, Mocha Brown
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - NXT-L09, NXT-L29 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - NXT-L29
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB Host
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - NXT-L29, NXT-L09
4G bands
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)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Mate 8 runs a faster CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) in comparison with the Apple iPhone 7 Plus. It is an important advantage of this phone because powerful CPU allows the user to run a few apps at once.

The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has better graphics processor PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) thanks to which you will be able to run more number of the latest games.

The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has more quality rear camera that makes the iPhone 7 Plus a better buy for those who want to make high quality pictures. The Mate 8 front camera specs are better than that of the Apple iPhone 7 Plus: (8 megapixels and 2.4 aperture versus 7 megapixels and 2.2 aperture). If you want to take selfie pictures of a good quality then you have to note this advantage. The Apple iPhone 7 Plus captures videos with a better resolution: 4K UHD vs FullHD.

The Apple iPhone 7 Plus has 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 400 ppi pixel density that is more high in compare to the Mate 8 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 367 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a better choice for reading books. The iPhone 7 Plus device is easier to carry as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the Huawei Mate 8: 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm versus 157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9 mm. The Huawei Mate 8 cell phone weight 185g that is 3g less in compare with the weight of the Apple iPhone 7 Plus.

The Mate 8 device is produced with a memory card slot. It's a nice pros: the user can easily expand internal storage and transfer files. The Mate 8 contains a 3.5mm jack that is the most simple way to connect earphones and listen music. The Huawei Mate 8 has a better battery life as it is produced with 4000mah battery that is 1100mah bigger compared to the Apple iPhone 7 Plus cell. It means that this phone can be used longer without charging.

Considering the above-mentioned differences the Huawei Mate 8 is the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.