Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-07-06 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 433 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is slightly better than the BlackBerry KEY2, having a 78.7 score against 75.4. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro design is just a little thinner than the BlackBerry KEY2, but it is somewhat heavier and was released just a bit further than a year before. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little more vivid display than BlackBerry KEY2, because it has a much better 1440 x 2560 resolution, a larger display and a bit better screen pixels density.
The BlackBerry KEY2 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the BlackBerry KEY2 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little bit better performance than BlackBerry KEY2. They have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little longer battery performance than BlackBerry KEY2, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh. The BlackBerry KEY2 and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro feature really similar cameras, and although the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a tinier camera sensor taking lower quality videos and images and a smaller aperture, they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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