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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2021), getting a overall score of 82.7 against 79.2. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an notably older phone than the Huawei P Smart (2021), but Huawei was able to make it thinner and lighter anyway.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) features slightly more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The Huawei P Smart (2021) captures better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a bigger aperture to take better images and video in low-light situations, a back camera with a much better resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photographs.
Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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