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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Kryo 585 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The OnePlus 8 UW has a score of 75.9, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's general score of 73.4. OnePlus 8 UW's design has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 9, but it's just a little lighter. OnePlus 8 UW counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have 8 cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a brighter display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a bit larger display, a quite better pixels quantity per display inch and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px. OnePlus 8 UW has a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a much more MP back facing camera, a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB. OnePlus 8 UW features a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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