Huawei Mate 9 Pro specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Huawei Mate 9 Pro
  • Released 2017, January 169g, 7.5mm thickness Android 7.0, up to Android 9.0, EMUI 9.1 64GB/128GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Mali-G71 MP8 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 448 USD
  • 5.5" 1440x2560 pixels
  • 2MP 2160p
  • 4/6GB RAM Kirin 960
  • 4000mAh Li-Po

Huawei Mate 9 Pro overview

Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2017, January. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has 5.5 inch, OLED, a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It uses Kirin 960 (16 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU, Mali-G71 MP8 GPU. Huawei Mate 9 Pro supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 2MP Dual main camera, 8MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Huawei Mate 9 Pro is about 448 USD.

Score the key features of Huawei Mate 9 Pro compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 66 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 96 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 88 / 100 points
  • Price: 50 / 100 points

Huawei Mate 9 Pro full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2016, November. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 152 x 75 x 7.5 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type OLED
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~534 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM

OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset Kirin 960 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G71 MP8

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7"
Features Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Infrared port Yes
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 22.5W wired

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Haze Gold, Titanium Grey
Models LON-L29, LON-AL00
Price About 448 USD

TESTS

Performance GFXBench: 8.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 33273:1 (nominal), 3.206 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 91dB
Audio quality Noise -94.6dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
Battery life Endurance rating 87h

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