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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black | Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a bit better than Huawei P Smart (2020), getting a general score of 82.7 against 77.5. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has older 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P Smart (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a notably older and a little heavier cellphone than Huawei P Smart (2020), but Huawei was able to build it just a little bit thinner anyway.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little sharper display than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels number in each display inch and a better 1440 x 2560px resolution.
Huawei P Smart (2020) features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3400mAh.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a worse 12 MP resolution camera and a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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