Huawei Mate 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 9 Pro
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Huawei Mate 9 Pro or Apple iPhone 7 Plus Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei Mate 9 Pro | Apple iPhone 7 Plus | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2016, November | 2016, September | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152 x 75 x 7.5 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.95 in | 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.07 in | |
| Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 188 g | 6.63 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, aluminum frame, back | Front glass, body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Haze Gold, Titanium Grey | Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2900 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h |
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| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 690 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | LED-backlit IPS LCD | |
| 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 | 73.2% | 67.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2560 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 534 PPI | 401 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 12 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 |
-12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 2x optical zoom, AF |
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| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 88 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 90 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 84 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 7 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | |
| Functions | Face detection, HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5 | iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) | - Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 | PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 302609 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 88654 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 95382 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 48875 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 88654 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 235957 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 378 | 807 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1222 | 1117 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1057 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 3814 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 311 | 725 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1251 | 1295 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1866 | 3441 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5707 | 5797 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8923 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 2329 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1661, A1784 |
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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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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