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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-10-20 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a little bit better than the Google Pixel XL, having a global score of 82.7 against 81.3. Even though Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and Google Pixel XL were only released 3 months apart, Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is somewhat thinner but also just a little heavier.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit sharper display than Google Pixel XL. Both have a screen of the same size, exactly the same 1440 x 2560px resolution and a higher amount of pixels per inch of display. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a much better memory to install games and applications than Google Pixel XL, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel XL, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3450mAh.
The Google Pixel XL features a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Google Pixel XL also has a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels, a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality photographs and videos and a larger diafragm aperture.
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