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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2023-04-08 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is better than the Huawei Mate X3, with an 82.7 score against 74.7. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Huawei Mate X3 works with HarmonyOS 3 operating system. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design body is notably lighter than the Huawei Mate X3, but it is way thicker and was released 6 years before.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a much better screen than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixels density. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a much better hardware performance than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and Huawei Mate X3 feature really similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate X3 takes better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate X3 also has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels, faster 60 frames per second video frame rates and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and video.
The Huawei Mate X3 counts with superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity.
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