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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-08-20 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Just black |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 4a is much better than the Huawei Mate 9, with an 82.9 score against 73.4. Google Pixel 4a's construction is newer and extremely lighter than Huawei Mate 9's, although it's also just a bit thicker. The Google Pixel 4a features a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a quite higher amount of pixels in each display inch.
Huawei Mate 9 features just a little better processing power than Google Pixel 4a, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Google Pixel 4a takes way better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Google Pixel 4a also has a lot bigger camera aperture, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera in the back with a better resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a slightly bigger memory for games and applications than Google Pixel 4a, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 4a, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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