Huawei Mate 9 vs Huawei Mate 30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016	Sep 19, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm	6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 160.8 x 76.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g)	6.91 oz (196.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White	Space silver, Cosmic purple, Black, Emerald green

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 87.81% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 389 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple 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	40 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.5"
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	24 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA

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, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 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	6GB/128GB

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