| Local Name | Mate 8 |
| Additional Information | Also known as Huawei Ascend Mate8 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 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), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20( |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - NXT-L29, NXT-L09 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2015, November |
| Status | Available. Released 2015, November |
| 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) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM - NXT-L09Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - NXT-L29 |
| Display Type | IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 6.0 inches (~78.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~368 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Emotion UI 4.0 |
| OS | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to v7.0 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) |
| GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| Internal Memory | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - NXT-L09, NXT-L2964 GB, 4 GB RAM - NXT-L29 |
| Primary Camera | 16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm, OIS, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
| Camera Features | 1/2.8" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps |
| Secondary Camera | 8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm, 1080p |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| 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 |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | Fast battery charging: 37% in 30 min, DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player, Document editor, Photo/video editor |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 528 h (3G) |
| Music Play | Up to 98 h |
| Colors | Champagne Gold, Moonlight Silver, Space Gray, Mocha Brown |
| SAR US | 1.49 W/kg (head) 0.32 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 1.46 W/kg (head) 0.21 W/kg (body) |
