Huawei Mate 9 vs Google Pixel 3 Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 9
9.0
Google Pixel 3
Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 3
Released · Jan 06, 2017
Released · Oct 18, 2018
5.9-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 2160x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
2915 mAh
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Availability

Expected nnouncement
Oct 09, 2018
Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016 Oct 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$799

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches
145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g 5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White Black, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 77.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 442 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 2915 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2 2, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09
Date approved: Aug 31, 2018
FCC ID value: A4RG013A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
Head: 1.34 W/kg
Body: 1.34 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
FCC approval Date approved: Nov 03, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMHA-L29
Measured SAR Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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