Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2020-08-04 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Gold and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro is just a bit better than OnePlus Nord, getting a score of 78.7 against 74.2. Both devices in this review include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and OnePlus Nord has Android 10. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro construction is a bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the OnePlus Nord, even though it was released many years before.
The OnePlus Nord has a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the OnePlus Nord also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a slightly better looking screen than OnePlus Nord, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has as much memory capacity for games and applications as the OnePlus Nord, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. OnePlus Nord features a way better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the OnePlus Nord also has a way larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a larger aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a lot more mega-pixels camera.
OnePlus Nord has a little better battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 4115mAh of battery capacity.
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