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Huawei Mate 9 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.0Android 9.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz2.6 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 980Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP8
N/A
ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
6 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size5.9 in5.5 in6.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
N/A
OLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2560 px2340 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
AMOLED
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density373.0 ppi534.0 ppi400.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen material2.5D Arc Glass
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx40.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
16.0 Mpx
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx32.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
F/2.0F/1.7
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
256 GB128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
N/A
400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Space grey
  • Black
  • Gold
Black
  • Aurora
  • Black
  • Breathing crystal
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialAluminumAluminum
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.18 in5.98 in5.87 in5.81 in
Width3.11 in2.95 in2.81 in2.7 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.3 in0.33 in
Weight6.7 oz5.96 oz5.82 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Accelerometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SBC
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version1.02.0
N/A
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
N/A
yes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
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
  • 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
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3650.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
N/A
yes
Fast charging standardHuawei SuperCharge
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
638.0 h326.0 h
Talk time
N/A
N/A
24.0 h22.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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