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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black | Black, Pink and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a bit better than Google Pixel 3 XL, getting an 82.7 score against 80.7. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's construction is just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than Google Pixel 3 XL, even though it was released only 21 months before. Google Pixel 3 XL features a display that is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, because although the Google Pixel 3 XL has a just a little lower pixel number per inch of display, it also counts with a bit bigger display and a little bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has more internal storage. The Google Pixel 3 XL's CPU is very similar to the processing unit in Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although the Google Pixel 3 XL has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Google Pixel 3 XL has a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has a larger sensor which gives a higher image and video quality, a larger diafragm aperture to take better images in poorly lited environments and a higher 12.2 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit better battery life than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3430mAh.
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