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Huawei Mate 9 Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
6 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.9 in5.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density373.0 ppi534.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen material2.5D Arc Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
F/1.7
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
256 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Space grey
  • Black
  • Gold
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
MaterialAluminumAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.18 in5.98 in5.94 in
Width3.11 in2.95 in2.85 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.3 in
Weight6.7 oz5.96 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.2
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version1.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
Video outputNoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesnoyes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging nonoyes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
336.0 h
Talk time
N/A
N/A
33.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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