Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-10 | 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 |
| Gold and Gray | Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
| 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 Pro has a score of 78.7, which is a little bit better than Huawei P Smart (2020)'s 77.5 overall score. Both phones we are comparing here include Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has the older 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P Smart (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro body is just a little bit thinner than the Huawei P Smart (2020), although it is a little heavier and was released many years before.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a slightly better screen than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixels number per inch of display. Huawei P Smart (2020) has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei P Smart (2020) also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro takes clearer videos and photos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a back camera with a worse 12 MP resolution and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features improved battery life than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has an 18 percent greater battery size.
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