LG V20 v. Huawei Mate 9: Camera-derie between rivals

09 February 2017
Did you know that once upon a time pineapples were a status symbol? People place great importance on strange things sometimes, but we're sure that having the best flagship matters - we're not just imagining that it's important to have two cameras, a best-in-class display and a beastly chipset caged in a metal unibody. Those are not passing fads like a modular design, right LG?

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  • Hamid reza
  • 7R8
  • 11 Dec 2020

Thank you for the good morals that you have. Can you help me to make the settings of my mobile main menu Persian? My mobile has a Chinese ROM and I can not work with more than this. I do not know English and it does not support it. It is interesting. Also, in Iran, Huawei dealerships have very little service and are much more expensive than usual. Even the black market is worse than the black market. Thank you.

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    • John
    • 4gF
    • 21 Oct 2017

    King Jay Kay, 10 Feb 2017Lolzzzzz at all of your comments Now a day if you buy a... moreI have to laugh at how manufactures use trolls to lobby and make there their phones look better than the competition. I say look up costumer service reports first as well as "bugging ware" as in all your data sent to China every 72 hours where the excuse was it was only intended for use in China not the US before saying bad things about the LG V20 as that exposes the truth and then look at current price from reputable dealer and real one yr warranty won't likely need after 30 day test period to exclude it from the defect/QC return percentage all mass produced electronics have.

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      • AnonD-660652
      • gKh
      • 23 Aug 2017

      V20 has better cam (night shoots)

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        • AnonD-633149
        • tCQ
        • 13 May 2017

        battery rating is 68hours only for V20 vs. 82 hours for Mate 9. Mate 9 wins the battery test hands down. Battery charging test also won by Mate 9. Camera test in my opinion a win by Lg V20.

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          • s3x
          • 19 Feb 2017

          v20 is cheaper, and(in my opinion) better in crucial departments. Also it's true cell phone - it has fm radio, ir port, removable battery and back cover, microsd slot. All that is GONE in mate9 and 95% of the other top phones right now.
          Win for LG

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            • AnonD-14969
            • 6QQ
            • 16 Feb 2017

            in my view, Mate 9 is good in term of build quality, signal reception, battery timing, sound quality , faster f/p sensor and for indoor camera result....

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              • AnonD-305262
              • nIY
              • 15 Feb 2017

              AnonD-89174, 11 Feb 2017I have a V20 now and next week I am going to change my phon... moreMate 9 is awesome. Best android I've ever had and I've had a few.

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                • AnonD-305262
                • nIY
                • 15 Feb 2017

                Had mate 9 for a week now and this phone is fast and smooth. Best android I've used.

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                  • good guy
                  • 8n}
                  • 15 Feb 2017

                  this is the best tech website in google

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                    • AnonD-643978
                    • nCf
                    • 12 Feb 2017

                    I have a v20 before and shifted to mate 9, the only advantage of V20 in my experience that is the camera even the mate 9 battery is not removable but the 4000mah is enough for 24 hrs usage mate 9 is a bit better more features and the UI is quite smooth than v20

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                      • Darth
                      • 7X1
                      • 12 Feb 2017

                      Camere doesnt matter to me. That's why you have a slr.

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                        • nE0
                        • 11 Feb 2017

                        Can't tell, you about the LG, because they know best and won't sell it in the UK, but the Mate 9 is an excellent phone. I've found the fingerprint sensor is in just the right place, and is so quick that I have never felt I'm waiting for it.

                        Why would you need more pixels on this size of screen? Photos look stunning, nothing looks pixelated.

                        The battery life continues to impress.

                        EMUI is surprisingly good, and it comes pre-installed with SwiftKey which was what I used on my nexus and samsung phones and tablets.

                        The upside-down placement of the power and volume buttons is a real pain in the neck, and switching off when I wanted to lower the volume is annoying.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • qLm
                          • 11 Feb 2017

                          LG V20 over Mate 9 any time

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                            • Sleepy
                            • 0xM
                            • 11 Feb 2017

                            I'd pick the V20 over Mate 9 any day.

                            After using 1440p display, any 1080p phone looks bad enough to judge. Let alone when that's an enormous 5.9 screen that has it.

                            The wide-angle camera is much fun and such. The kind of manual mode the V20 offers is also an advantage, plus better OIS is important in longer exposure shots that I love doing.

                            Also stop talking bs. You can reduce resolution in games on the V20, unlike you said. But even with the native 1440p resolution, there aren't any games the Mate 9 runs better to our eyes than V20.

                            Now, let's move to a very important thing and another huge advantage the V20 brings - STD-810G shock resistance. Don't expect to break the V20, even if it's big.

                            And then again, it has better sound quality. Not the biggest matter, but still takes the upper hand.

                            So, you have an exellent device with a superior display in exchange for a minor performance disadvantage, yet covered by a better GPU. The camera is capable of taking the wonderful wide-angle shots whilst you were enjoying better sound quality. And you don't need to worry, not like you will break it unless you really want to.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • n6N
                              • 11 Feb 2017

                              My impression from this review is that LG is better in low light, but Huawei has occasionally better colors in good light. Huawei also lacks Auto-HDR, a major issue in my opinion.

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                                • skl
                                • B}W
                                • 11 Feb 2017

                                I think V20 is a monster overall.

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                                  • AnonD-89174
                                  • xCD
                                  • 11 Feb 2017

                                  I have a V20 now and next week I am going to change my phone to Huawei Mate 9. I fell in love with the device the time I saw it the first time. I bought my V20 last December 14, 2016 and by the time I checked it with Huawei if they already got the Mate 9, Huawei wasn't so sure when they would release the device and after new year, Huawei immediately released the Mate 9. I should have waited. The V20 is a good device but I feel like I will be happier if I would own the Mate 9.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • xCD
                                    • 11 Feb 2017

                                    ithehappy, 09 Feb 2017Neither of these phone have any better camera than S7 or Pi... moreStick to the topic - this is not about any other phone but the two.

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                                      • madal
                                      • 4Gg
                                      • 10 Feb 2017

                                      Sorry, but I had to go with the v20. Dual sims plus DEDICATED SD card slot? Why is this such a difficult thing to do? Removable battery is just icing on the cake, although I'll agree that I probably won't keep it long enough to ever need a replacement. And Qualcomm quick chargers are cheap and everywhere.

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                                        • James
                                        • YPa
                                        • 10 Feb 2017

                                        What about in call quality, connectivity, and reception.
                                        These issues are important to me as well as the camera.