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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| 2017-01-06 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.72 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, with a overall score of 80.2 against 73.4. Although the Google Pixel and Huawei Mate 9 were released only a couple of months apart, the Google Pixel design is just a little bit thicker but also incredibly lighter. Google Pixel features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, the Google Pixel also counts with a little bit greater screen density.
The Huawei Mate 9 features just a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Google Pixel, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a little better performance than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei Mate 9 also has 4 more cpu cores.
Huawei Mate 9 features a much longer battery performance than Google Pixel, because it has a 44 percent larger battery capacity. Google Pixel shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Google Pixel also has a bigger aperture to take better low light images and video, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality photos and a back-facing camera with more MP.
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