Huawei Mate 9 Pro vs Huawei Mate 9 Lite Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 9 Pro Huawei Mate 9 Lite
Released · Jan 10, 2017
5.5-inch · 2560x1440px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
3340 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 14, 2016 Nov 18, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$775

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches
152 x 75 x 7.5 mm
5.94 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches
150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 5.71 oz / 162.0 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 Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.27% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.54% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 HiSilicon Kirin 655 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3340 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
12 MP (PDAF)
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
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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

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, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016
FCC ID value: QISBLL-L23
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.59 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.87 W/kg

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Memory 3GB/32GB
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