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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 88.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2640 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
The Huawei P40 Pro is much better than the Huawei Mate 9, getting an 88.2 score against 73.4. The Huawei P40 Pro is a extremely newer device than Huawei Mate 9, although it is somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier. Huawei P40 Pro features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei P40 Pro features a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a bit greater pixel count per inch in the screen, a better 1200 x 2640 resolution and a quite bigger screen. Huawei Mate 9 counts with a slightly better memory to store more apps and games than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei P40 Pro captures a lot better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a much bigger back camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and pictures, a bigger diafragm aperture and a way more mega pixels camera in the back.
Huawei P40 Pro features just a bit longer battery life than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 5 percent more battery size.
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