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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raga4ka, 10 Feb 2017Way better battery, 0,4 inch larger screen with the same si... moreYou mean Mate 9's way better battery? Yeah right. 78 vs 82 hours, way better indeed.

The camera I don't think I need to say anything.

The software optimisation, I don't need to say anything here either. Skinned android vs the purest form available, LOL.

    AnonD-510098, 10 Feb 2017Battery, Speed, Design and CameraAnd chipset

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      • AnonD-510098
      • 3J9
      • 10 Feb 2017

      Maiooya, 10 Feb 2017Why mate 9 is better? Battery, Speed, Design and Camera

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        • Anonymous
        • 5H7
        • 10 Feb 2017

        Anonymous, 10 Feb 2017Good point. Nobody else mentioned the V20's shattergate (f... more"Shattergate" has been a fluke overall. The amount of reports has dwindled drastically since November 2016 (just after release). While, yes the sheet may be more susceptible to focus pressure, it is nowhere near as bad what some want you to think.

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          • raga4ka
          • 0mX
          • 10 Feb 2017

          raga4ka, 10 Feb 2017Way better battery, 0,4 inch larger screen with the same si... moreOps I thought you were talking about the Iphone, not the samsung. In samsung's S7 case performance on the Mate9 is better, but i think either way it would come to phone size preference.

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            • raga4ka
            • 0mX
            • 10 Feb 2017

            ithehappy, 09 Feb 2017Neither of these phone have any better camera than S7 or Pi... moreWay better battery, 0,4 inch larger screen with the same size phone if we are talking about the bigger versions (other than that it's just a size preference), because Iphone and Pixel are the king of bezels, and what for, no extra battery no stereo front facing speakers on either, outdated design... Same performance for a lower price, no real life advantage in performance, no IR blaster and no SD card in the Iphone or Pixel... In the pixel case QHD display only make your battery worse if you don't plan to VR ...

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              • Maiooya
              • fmp
              • 10 Feb 2017

              Novage, 10 Feb 2017Mate 9 is obviously better Why mate 9 is better?

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                • Anonymous
                • nC3
                • 10 Feb 2017

                "The LG V20 could have leveraged its more powerful GPU if LG gave users the option to reduce the screen resolution like Samsung does."

                That's not true at all. In fact, you can change the screen resolution in V20. Actually LG gave users this option. The option is called "Game Battery Saver". (It's like the option that Samsung phones have.) Also the LG G5 has this option in the Android 7 update.

                The photos prove that LG V20 has better camera than Huawei Mate 9. V20's photos are sharper, have better colors and more details.

                The raw photos from Huawei Mate 9 have horrible discoloration, color distortion. The center of the photos have neutral white colors, while rest of the photos (edges, corners, so everything besides the center) has blue/green tint.

                I agree that the wide angle camera is useless
                Of course, still LG G5 has the best camera. It's better than V20. (LG used different camera in V20, therefore V20 has worse camera than G5)

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                  • Anonymous
                  • nC3
                  • 10 Feb 2017

                  AnonD-276592, 10 Feb 2017Mate 9 for me, V20's camera glass cracks easily.Good point.
                  Nobody else mentioned the V20's shattergate (fragile camera glass).

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                    • 3Yc
                    • 10 Feb 2017

                    Nice comparison, GSMA!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • XjZ
                      • 10 Feb 2017

                      Anonymous, 09 Feb 2017after the bootloop fiasco never again lgAfter the explosions, poeple still buy Samsung phones. So, don't get frustrated.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • v0X
                        • 10 Feb 2017

                        [deleted post]What is wrong with yoy..

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 5H7
                          • 10 Feb 2017

                          Windozeanti, 10 Feb 2017Thats only a single phone from Huawei. LG G4, LG G5, LG ... moreThe G4 is the only device line in LGs main line up that had bootloop issues above normal defect percentages...Hence the recall

                          If you want to count the rest (G5, V10, V20), you will then have to equally count defect percentages in all devices, across all manufacturers...have fun with that.

                            Mate 9 is obviously better

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                              • janifar
                              • 6Pk
                              • 10 Feb 2017

                              gud news

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                                • AnonD-276592
                                • sUS
                                • 10 Feb 2017

                                Mate 9 for me, V20's camera glass cracks easily.

                                  AnonD-122899, 10 Feb 2017Boot loops occur for any brands of phones. Even the Google ... moreThats only a single phone from Huawei.

                                  LG G4, LG G5, LG v10 and LG Nexus 5x all are prone to bootloop!

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                                    • 3J9
                                    • 10 Feb 2017

                                    Mate 9 wins for me. (Personal Preference)

                                    - Better camera
                                    - Way better battery life
                                    - Better screen
                                    - Good GPU for gaming
                                    - Better UI and features
                                    - Less chance of it bootlooping
                                    - Smaller bezels

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                                      • AnonD-510098
                                      • 3J9
                                      • 10 Feb 2017

                                      AnonD-122899, 10 Feb 2017Boot loops occur for any brands of phones. Even the Google ... moreNo ones phones bootloop on the scale of LGs...

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                                        • 3J9
                                        • 10 Feb 2017

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