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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS has a score of 84.2, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 score. Apple iPhone XS is a newer device, and it is also a little lighter and a bit thinner than Huawei Mate 9. The iPhone XS has a bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has 2 lesser cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPhone XS features a much better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a just a bit better display pixel density. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with much more storage capacity for apps and games than iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
IPhone XS features a way better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video definition, the same video frame rates and a 12 mega-pixels camera, the iPhone XS also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited environments and a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality photographs.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a really longer battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery size.
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