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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-06-09 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a little bit better than the Huawei P smart S, with a 78.7 score against 77.2. Both devices we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P smart S has Android 10 version, providing you some extra features and some performance improvements. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro body is just a little thinner than Huawei P smart S, although it is just a little bit heavier and was released 4 years before.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a little better performance than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel number in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Huawei P smart S features a much better storage for apps and games than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P smart S also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei P smart S and Huawei Mate 9 Pro both feature quite similar batteries duration.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei P smart S, although it has a back facing camera with a way lower resolution and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and videos.
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