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Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design Mobile Phone
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3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.1Android 8.1 Oreo
CPU clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP20
N/A
RAM memory6 GB6 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.3 in6.4 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px2960 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLEDQuad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density534.0 ppi521.0 ppi516.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
no
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x2x
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage256 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 512 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.98 in6.4 in6.37 in
Width2.95 in2.94 in3.01 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.35 in
Weight5.96 oz6.88 oz7.09 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
no
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.25.05.0 LE
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
N/A
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh4000.0 mAh
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
yes
Standby time
N/A
220.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
22.0 h29.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA

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