Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-04-24 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Red and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 3.68 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a general score of 81.5, which is much better than Huawei Mate 9's score of 73.4. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) design is much newer, incredibly lighter and a little bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 9. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 9, although it has a way worse 750 x 1334px resolution, a quite lower amount of pixels per screen inch and a much smaller display.
IPhone SE (2020) counts with a better performing processing unit than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Huawei Mate 9 counts with a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a tinier camera sensor providing a worse image quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, a same resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rates, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited situations.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a way better battery performance than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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