Huawei Mate 9 Pro vs Honor 8 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 14, 2016	Apr 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$775

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches 152 x 75 x 7.5 mm	6.18 x 3.05 x 0.27 inches 157 x 77.5 x 6.97 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	6.49 oz (184.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.27% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 73.65% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2560x1440px, 515 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 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) Aperture size: F2.2 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
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Wide Angle) 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 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
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, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Links

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