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Huawei Mate 9

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Network
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (MHA-L29 model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	CDMA 800 / 1900 - MHA-L29
3G Network	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MHA-L29, MHA-L09
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - MHA-L29	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - MHA-L29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40 - MHA-L09
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch
Announced	2016, November. Released 2016, December	2016, October 04. Released 2016, October 20
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm (6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)	154.7 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm (6.09 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight	190 g (6.70 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum/glass back, aluminum frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM
		Water-repellent coating

Display
Type	IPS LCD	AMOLED
Size	5.9 inches, 96.0 cm2 (~77.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~373 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~534 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform
OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1	Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 10
Chipset	Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU	Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 530

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	No
Internal	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM	32GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
		UFS 2.0

Main Camera
Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7"	12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF
Features	Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF	8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 3.0

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery
Type	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3450 mAh, non-removable
Charging	22.5W wired	18W wired, PD
Stand-by		Up to 552 h (3G)
Talk time		Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play		Up to 130 h

Misc
Colors	Agate Red, Topaz Blue, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White, Black, Obsidian Black	Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
SAR		0.89 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		0.25 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)
Models	MHA-L29, MHA-L09, MHA-AL00, MHA-TL00
Price	About 320 EUR	About 400 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2637 Basemark X: 36519	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2281 Basemark X: 30861
Display	Contrast ratio: 1622 (nominal), 3.680 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.164 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 83dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 85dB
Audio quality	Noise -92.2dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 82h	Endurance rating 78h