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Mate 90 Pro 8
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 2026, October 1 January 2024
Released 2026-10-01 18 January 2024
Status Available. Released 2026-10-01 Available
NETWORK
2G Bands — GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands — WCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G LTE — FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66; TDD: 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48 (WW version)
5G Yes (5G SA/NSA) SA/NSA n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79 (WW version)
Speed — HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
BODY
Build — Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2)
Colors Emerald Green, Amber Orange, Crystal White, Obsidian Black —
Dimensions 161.9 x 75.7 x 7.95 mm 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm
IP Rating IP68 (6 m) and IP69 (high-temperature, high-pressure water jets) IP68
SIM Dual nano-SIM + eSIM, BeiDou satellite messaging (mainland China) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby)
Weight 222 g 225 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 12000 nits (peak, 1% APL) 2500 nits (peak); 1600 nits (HBM)
Features — HDR10; 107.37% DCI-P3 / 145.65% sRGB; 720Hz touch sampling rate
Protection Kunlun Glass (3rd gen) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Refresh Rate 1-120Hz LTPO adaptive LTPO 1-120Hz; up to 165Hz
Resolution 2832 x 1280 pixels (FHD+) 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+) (~388 ppi density)
Size 6.75 inches 6.78 inches
Type Dual-layer (Tandem) OLED, 1.07 billion colors, P3 wide gamut, 1440Hz PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling Samsung Flexible AMOLED, LTPO, 165Hz, HDR10
PLATFORM
CPU Up to 2.85 GHz Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Chipset Kirin 9035 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650) (4 nm)
GPU Maleoon 935 Adreno 750
OS HarmonyOS 7.0 Android 14, ROG UI
MEMORY
Card slot No —
Internal 256GB, 512GB, 1TB 256GB
RAM 12GB, 16GB 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X
Storage Type — UFS 4.0
Storage/RAM variants 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB, 16GB+1TB 256GB 12GB RAM; 256GB 16GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA
Features 4x optical zoom, 8x optical-quality zoom, 100x digital zoom, laser autofocus, XMAGE imaging, 8K panorama, slow motion LED flash, gimbal OIS, AI Object Sense
MAIN CAMERA 50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 variable aperture, OIS, RYYB (main) 40 MP, f/2.2, RYYB (ultrawide) 50 MP, f/2.1, OIS, RYYB (macro telephoto, 4x optical) Red Maple multispectral color camera (3rd gen) 50 MP, f/1.9, 23.8mm (wide), 1/1.56", Sony IMX890, gimbal OIS | 32 MP (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, OIS | 13 MP, 12.7mm, 120° (ultrawide) [MY/PH spec pages list a 5 MP macro as third camera]
Video 4K (3840 x 2160) 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+ (4K); slow motion 4K@120fps, 1080p@120/240fps, 720p@120/240/480fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Features 3D face recognition, photos up to 4160 x 3120 Pixel binning
Selfie camera 13 MP, f/2.0, ultrawide, autofocus 3D depth-sensing camera 32 MP RGBW, 22mm, 1.4µm (binned)
Video 4K (3840 x 2160) 1080p@30fps
SOUND
3.5mm jack — Yes; Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit; dual mics with noise reduction
Loudspeaker Yes, stereo speakers (Huawei Histen) Yes, with stereo speakers (multi-magnet dual)
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 6.0, LDAC, L2HC 5.4
NFC Yes (reader, card emulation, HCE) Yes
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou (quad-band), Galileo (tri-band), QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B1i/B1c/B2a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 2x USB Type-C (bottom USB 3.2 Gen 2 + side port), per ROG Phone 8 Pro review (same chassis)
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7)
FEATURES
Ai — X Sense 2.0, X Capture, AI Object Sense, AI Grabber
Other features — AirTriggers; optional AeroActive Cooler X
Sensors 3D face recognition, side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, ambient light, compass, barometer, Hall sensor, infrared, laser focus In-display fingerprint, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity, ambient light, AirTrigger
BATTERY
Capacity 6600 mAh (typical), 6415 mAh (rated) 5500 mAh
Charging Type 100W wired, 50W wireless, 18W reverse wired, reverse wireless 65W wired (QC 5.0 / PD 3.0 / PPS), 0-100% in 39 min; 15W wireless (Qi 1.3); 10W reverse wired
Type — Li-Po 5500 mAh (typical)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Emerald Green, Amber Orange, Crystal White, Obsidian Black Phantom Black; Rebel Grey
Compatibility China-market model, China ROM (HarmonyOS 7, no Google services) Band lists differ between WW/US/CN versions; dual Nano-SIM, no eSIM listed; regional spec pages (MY/PH) list 12GB/256GB with 5MP macro camera
Cooling — ROG GameCool 8: 360° SoC Cooling System Gen 2, rapid-cooling conductor, vapor chamber, graphite sheet, boron nitride; optional AeroActive Cooler X
Launch Price CNY 6,999 (12GB+256GB), CNY 7,999 (12GB+512GB), CNY 8,499 (16GB+512GB), CNY 9,999 (16GB+1TB) — launch, 2026-10-01 EUR 1,099.99 (Europe)
Launch Price (USD) — $1,099.99 (12GB/256GB)
Models and regions — WW, US and CN versions with different band lists
Price in Nigeria ₦1,462,800 – ₦2,089,800 (estimate, converted from China launch price) ₦1,540,000 (estimate, converted from US launch price)
TESTS
Battery Endurance — At least 3.4 h heavy gaming, 23 h video streaming (ASUS manufacturer figures)
SECURITY
Security 3D face recognition, side-mounted fingerprint sensor In-display fingerprint, face recognition