The Huawei Mate S represents Huawei’s bold step into the premium smartphone market, delivering a luxurious design and innovative touch technology. Released in October 2015, it showcased Huawei’s craftsmanship through a slim aluminum unibody and an intuitive user experience powered by Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, upgradeable to Marshmallow.
This flagship device combined elegance and performance with a vibrant 5.5-inch OLED display, a capable Kirin 935 processor, and features like 3D Touch technology, fingerprint recognition, and robust camera capabilities. The Huawei Mate S remains one of the most refined devices from Huawei’s pre-P series flagship lineup.
Huawei Mate S Full Phone Specifications
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Launch | Announced September 2015; Released October 2015 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Body Dimensions | 149.8 x 75.3 x 7.2 mm |
| Weight | 156 g |
| SIM | Nano-SIM / Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Display Type | OLED |
| Display 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, optional 3D Touch |
| Operating System | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), EMUI 3.1 |
| Chipset | Kirin 935 (28 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz & 4×1.5 GHz) |
| GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 |
| Memory Card Slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal Storage | 32GB/64GB/128GB with 3GB RAM |
| Main Camera | 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6″, AF, OIS |
| Camera Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie Camera | 8 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), LED flash |
| Sound | Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS/BDS, NFC |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Li-Ion 2700 mAh, non-removable |
| Colors | Luxurious Gold, Mystic Champagne, Titanium Grey |
| Models | CRR-UL00, CRR-L09, CRR-UL20 |
| Price | About 350 EUR |
