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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| 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 Google Pixel 3 has a global score of 80, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9's global score of 73.4. The Google Pixel 3 is a extremely lighter device than Huawei Mate 9, but both of them have the same thickness. Google Pixel 3's processing unit is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 one, they have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount.
The Google Pixel 3 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher display pixels density and a quite better 1080 x 2160 resolution. The Google Pixel 3 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Google Pixel 3 also has a camera in the back with more MP, a larger aperture and a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Huawei Mate 9 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Huawei Mate 9 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a way better battery performance than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 37% more battery size.
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