Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 13 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2023-09-15 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro is slightly better than the Fairphone 5, having a 78.7 score against 75.5. Huawei Mate 9 Pro is an older cellphone than Fairphone 5, but it is notably lighter and a lot thinner anyway. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version, giving a couple additional features and better performance.
Fairphone 5 features a bit better CPU than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM. The Fairphone 5 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a little worse 1224 x 2700 resolution and a bit worse pixels amount in each inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger screen.
Fairphone 5 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Fairphone 5 counts with a little better battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro captures a little bit better photos and videos than Fairphone 5, although it has a way tinier back camera sensor offering a way worse image quality, a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light captures and video and a lot worse resolution back-facing camera.
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