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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 is a bit better than the Google Pixel 2 XL, having an 82.7 score against 82.5. Even though Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and the Google Pixel 2 XL were released with only a couple months difference, Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a little thinner and just a bit lighter.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM. Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a display that is just as good as the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, although the Google Pixel 2 XL also has a bit higher 1440 x 2880 pixels resolution, a quite better pixel quantity in each display inch and a quite larger display.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has more internal storage capacity. The Google Pixel 2 XL shoots a bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Google Pixel 2 XL also has a bigger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited situations, a back camera with more MP and a larger sensor capturing higher quality pictures.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little better battery life than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3520mAh.
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