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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Huawei Mate 20 has a general score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9's overall score of 73.4. Huawei Mate 20 is a newer and a bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 9, but it is just a little thicker. Huawei Mate 20 has a better display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little larger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2244 and a just a bit better count of pixels per screen inch.
Huawei Mate 9 has a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate 9. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount.
The Huawei Mate 9 and the Huawei Mate 20 both count with quite similar battery performance. Huawei Mate 20 features a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei Mate 20 also has a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a bigger camera aperture to capture better images and videos in low light situations.
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