Huawei Mate 9 vs Huawei Mate 10 Lite Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 9 or Huawei Mate 10 Lite Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei Mate 9 | Huawei Mate 10 Lite | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2016, November | 2017, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 3.11 in | 156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm | 6.15 x 6.15 x 2.96 in | |
| Weight | 190 g | 6.7 oz | 164 g | 5.78 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, aluminum frame, back | Front glass, aluminum body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Agate Red, Topaz Blue, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White, Black, Obsidian Black | Graphite Black, Prestige Gold, Aurora Blue | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3340 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 200 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.9" in | 5.9" in | |
| Screen area | 96.0 cm2 | 89.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 18:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 77.5% | 76.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 1080 x 2160 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 373 PPI | 409 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-16 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor |
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| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 13 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF | 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 2 MP, depth sensor |
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| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5.1 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 | Mali-T830 MP2 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 393 | 209 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1278 | 747 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1053 | 252 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 373 | 192 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1465 | 855 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1870 | 912 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5972 | 3490 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8618 | 2973 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (MHA-L29 model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - MHA-L29 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MHA-L29, MHA-L09 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - MHA-L29 -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) - MHA-L29 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) - MHA-L09 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| 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, barometer, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Huawei Nova 2i, Nova2i (Malaysia), Huawei Maimang 6 (China), Huawei Honor 9i (India), Huawei G10 |
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