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| Global Score | |
| 82.5 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-10-19 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 152.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has an overall score of 82.7, which is a bit better than Google Pixel 2 XL's score of 82.5. Even when Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and the Google Pixel 2 XL were only released with a few months difference, Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a little lighter and a little bit thinner.
Google Pixel 2 XL and Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design have similar displays, although the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a quite smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit better performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features just a bit better battery duration than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 14% greater battery size.
Google Pixel 2 XL features a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Google Pixel 2 XL also has a larger aperture for better photography and videos in low-light situations, a bigger back camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photos and a better resolution camera in the back.
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