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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has an overall score of 82.7, which is better than the Huawei nova 2i's 72.4 overall score. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version, so it provides lots of additional features and performance improvements. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a just a little bit heavier device than the Huawei nova 2i, but they are 0.3inches thick.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with superior battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a superior camera than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a much less mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
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