Huawei Mate 9 vs Huawei Y9 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 9
Huawei Mate 9 Huawei Y9 (2019)
Released · Jan 06, 2017
Released · Jan 15, 2019
5.9-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016 Oct 01, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches
162.4 x 77.1 x 8.05 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g 6.10 oz / 173.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
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, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 82.75% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh
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
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 16 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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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