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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 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory6 GB6 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.5 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density534.0 ppi534.0 ppi534.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononoyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
11
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
11
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage256 GB128 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
200GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black,Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialAluminumAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Height5.98 in5.98 in5.94 in5.86 in
Width2.95 in2.95 in2.85 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.96 oz5.96 oz5.54 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nonoyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Huawei SuperChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
336.0 h326.0 h
Talk time
N/A
N/A
33.0 h20.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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