Huawei Mate S: Hands on

By Team Digit | Updated Sep 04 2015
Huawei Mate S: Hands on

Huawei launched the Mate S at its IFA event yesterday. The phone will come in three different versions — standardpremium and luxury. The Huawei Mate S is the first smartphone to come with Force Touch technology, and we couldn’t wait to try it out.

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The three devices come with metal unibody design, and share most specifications with each other.
SoC: 64-bit HiSilicon Kirin 935 octa-core
Screen: 5.5-inch FHD
RAM: 3GB
Camera: 13MP and 8MP
OS: Android 5.1

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The Premium version of the phone comes with 64GB of internal memory. All three Mate S devices come with 2.5D curved glass protection, along with Smart Knuckle 2.0 technology.

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The rear of the device has a 13MP camera and dual-LED flash. Just below the camera is the fingerprint sensor.

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The 8MP camera is located on top of the device, next to the speaker grille.

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The bottom of the Mate S has a micro-USB port, flanked by two speaker grills.

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The right edge of the device has the volume rocker and the power button. 

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The left edge is bare, except for the SIM card slot.

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The top of the phone has a 3.5mm headphone jack along with a noise-cancellation microphone.

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The Standard version of the Mate S comes with 32GB of internal memory.

Huawei Mate S: Hands on

The Luxury version of the phone comes with 128GB of internal memory, along with Super AMOLED FHD display. It features Force Touch technology.