Huawei Mate 9 vs Huawei P9 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016	Apr 06, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm	6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches 152.3 x 75.3 x 6.98 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White	Gold, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 72.78% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	HiSilicon Kirin 955
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual 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 MP (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
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA	DLNA
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09	Date approved: Apr 22, 2016 FCC ID value: QISVIE-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	Head: 1.40 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 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

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Apr 27, 2016 FCC ID value: QISVIE-L29
Measured SAR	Head: 1.37 W/kg Body: 0.68 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB