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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2023-05-18 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.56 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Coffee Black and Snow White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SM7450-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 644 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC U23 Pro is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9, getting a general score of 77.8 against 73.4. The HTC U23 Pro body is much newer, but a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei Mate 9. The Huawei Mate 9 has a much greater processing power than HTC U23 Pro, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Huawei Mate 9 features a bit sharper screen than HTC U23 Pro, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, a bit lower number of pixels per display inch and a little bit smaller screen. The HTC U23 Pro has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The HTC U23 Pro features a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a way more mega-pixels camera. The HTC U23 Pro has just a bit better battery duration than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 15 percent larger battery size.
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