Huawei Mate 9 vs Huawei P40 Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 9
Huawei Mate 9 Huawei P40
Released · Jan 06, 2017
Released · Apr 07, 2020
5.9-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
3800 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches
148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D 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 Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
5.9-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI 2340x1080px, 422 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
77.39 % 86.29 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB
Internal storage
64GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI Android (10), Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 3800 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W

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
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
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)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 32 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
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, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

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

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C Cable, USB Type-C Earphones, Quick Start Guide, Eject Tool, Warranty Card

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016 Mar 26, 2020

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 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
with 256GB storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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