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Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design Mobile Phone
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3 editorial reviews
A premium phone at a beyond premium priceRead more
After spending plenty of time with the Huawei Mate 9, we're now ready to give our thoughts in this full review. Is the Mate 9 the best phablet currently on the market? Let's find out.Read more
The best phone you probably shouldn’t buyRead more
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5 editorial reviews
Huawei's Mate 9 Pro is the new "best smartphone of 2016"Read more
A nice kind of déjà-vuRead more
Not many phablets have bigger screens than 5.9in but Chinese smartphone makes big work with excellent battery life, camera and improved softwareRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.0Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP8Qualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory6 GB6 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.6 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1600 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density534.0 ppi534.0 ppi539.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage256 GB128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black,Silver
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
MaterialAluminumAluminumPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.98 in5.98 in5.96 in5.94 in
Width2.95 in2.95 in3.24 in2.85 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.33 in0.3 in
Weight5.96 oz5.96 oz6.14 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.2
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesnoyes
Video outputNoNoMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesno
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Huawei SuperChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Talk time
N/A
N/A
18.0 h33.0 h
Standby time
N/A
N/A
N/A
336.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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