Huawei Mate 9 vs Huawei P9 lite Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 9
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Huawei P9 lite
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Huawei Mate 9 or Huawei P9 lite Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Huawei Mate 9 | Huawei P9 lite | |
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Release date | 2016, November | 2016, April | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 3.11 in | 146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.86 in | |
Weight | 190 g | 6.7 oz | 147 g | 5.19 oz | |
Body Build | Front glass, aluminum frame, back | Aluminum frame, plastic back | |
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 | Black, White, Gold | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3000 mAh, Non-removable | |
Approximate price | 400 EUR | 210 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 | 5.2" in | |
Screen area | 96.0 cm2 | 74.5 cm2 | |
Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 77.5% | 69.9% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 373 PPI | 424 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
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 |
-13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF | |
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 | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF | 8 MP, f/2.0 | |
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5 | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1 | |
Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 650 (16 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 | Mali-T830MP2 | |
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 | 16 GB, 2/3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 393 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1278 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1053 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 373 | 168 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1465 | 798 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1870 | 796 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5972 | 3360 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8618 | 2441 | |
GeekBench 4 Battery | 1450 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | 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 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 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 Cat4 150/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
NFC | Yes | Yes (L31, L21 only) | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0 | |
Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.1, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 1.38 W/kg (head) 1.59 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | FM radio | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -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 G9 Lite, Honor 8 Smart (India) |
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