Huawei Mate 9 Pro vs Huawei Mate 20 Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 20
Huawei Mate 9 Pro Huawei Mate 20
Released · Jan 10, 2017
Released · Oct 26, 2018
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
6.5-inch · 2244x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches
152 x 75 x 7.5 mm
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g) 6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Green, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI 2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI
Technology
AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
73.27 % 87.98 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
820 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G76 MP10
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI Android (9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge

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
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 24 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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 Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

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)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) 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 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 775
In The Box
3.5 mm Headset, 22.5W Huawei charger, Type-C Cable, Protective case, Quick Start Guide, Eject Tool, Warranty card

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 14, 2016 Oct 16, 2018

Alternative variants

with 6 GB RAM
RAM 6GB
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