Google Pixel XL vs Huawei Mate 9 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel XL

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Google Pixel XL or Huawei Mate 9 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel XL Huawei Mate 9 Pro
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Release date 2016, October 2016, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 2.98 in 152 x 75 x 7.5 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.95 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Haze Gold, Titanium Grey
Battery 3450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 552 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 130 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.2% 73.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI 534 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
-20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-G71 MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 333 378
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 767 1222
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1057
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 646
GeekBench 5 Single Core 310 311
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 861 1251
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1627 1866
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4060 5707
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7506 8923
GeekBench 4 Battery 2141

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- Splash and dust resistant

- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Versions: Global, USA, North America

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