Huawei Mate 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016	Jul 10, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$1900 | €1900

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm	6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches (~0.26 inches with camera bump) 153.5 x 132.6 x 5.6 mm (~6.7 mm with camera bump)
Folded
	6.04 x2.68 x0.47 inches (153.5 x 68.1 x 12.1 mm)
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g)	8.43 oz (239.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP48
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White	Silver Shadow, Pink, Navy, Crafted Black, White

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body	7.6-inch, 90.56% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI	2160x1856px, 21.9:18 ratio, 375 PPI
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.3 inches 2376 x968 px Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.40GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.15G​Hz Cortex-A720 2x2.9​6GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.2​7GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 750
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 33min

Browsing

12h 42min

Video

7h 1min

Gaming

10h 30min

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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: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.57" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 66 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, 10-bit HDR
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	4 MP (Under-screen, HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

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Photo

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Video

142

Overall

147

Photo

136

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
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
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09	Date approved: May 31, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMF956U
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: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 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 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$2019

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$2259

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 9 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Specs
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