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Specs Comparison: Huawei Mate 9 vs Mate 8

Written By Daniel Morial
Published • November 4th, 2016
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Huawei has just announced its latest flagship, the Mate 9. Despite the similar design with its predecessor, it’s got some great upgrades. Let’s check them out in this comparison.

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Huawei Mate 9	Huawei Mate 8
5.9-inch IPS LCD @ 1080 x 1920 pixels, 373ppi	6-inch IPS-NEO LCD @ 1080 x 1920 pixels, 368ppi
TBC	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
HiSilicon Kirin 960	HiSilicon Kirin 950
Quad-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 + Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-T880 MP4
4GB RAM	4GB RAM
64GB	64GB
Expandable via microSD, up to 256GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	Expandable via microSD up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Dual 20 MP + 12 MP f/2.2 Laser + PDAF rear camera w/ OIS, Leica optics , dual-tone LED flash	16MP f/2.0 PDAF rear camera w/ OIS, dual tone LED flash
8MP f/1.9 front-facing camera	8MP f/2.4 front-facing camera
Dual SIM (region dependent)	Dual SIM (PH variant)
4G LTE Cat12	4G LTE Cat6
Wi-Fi 802.11ac, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11ac, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 4.2
GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	NFC
IR Blaster	-
TBC	FM Radio
USB Type-C 1.0	MicroUSB v.2.0, OTG
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Fingerprint scanner	Fingerprint scanner
4000mAh non-removable Li-Po battery w/ fast-charging	4000mAh non-removable Li-Po battery w/ fast-charging
Android 7.0 Nougat	Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Emotion UI 5.0	Emotion UI 4.0
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm	157.1 x 80.6 x 7.9mm
190 g	185g

Summary of advantages

Huawei Mate 9:

New and faster processor
Better GPU
Dual rear cameras
Upgraded Leica camera optics
4K video recording
Speedy LTE Cat12 radio
USB Type-C
IR Blaster
SuperCharge feature
Latest Android 7.0 and EMUI 5.0 version

Huawei Mate 8:

Will be cheaper

Looks like Huawei has outdone themselves with the new Mate 9 handset. While it’s almost physically identical, even the display is of the same resolution, the Chinese tech giant made the phone better in its other major aspects.

It’s running a home-baked Kirin 960 octa-core chipset with a Mali-G71 MP8 GPU. The boost mainly goes to the GPU with triple the performance from Mate 8. It’s optimized for the Vulkan platform too. Of course, Leica optics are to be expected from their partnership. Like the P9, there are two sensors onboard — an RGB and a monochrome. It can record 4K videos now too. While the battery is still at 4,000mAh, Huawei introduced SuperCharge, which is their fast-charging feature that can fuel up to 60% in just 30 minutes through the new USB Type-C port. Lastly, Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.0 on top is loaded out of the box.

This doesn’t necessarily leave the Mate 8 in the dust as it will become cheaper when the Mate 9 gets released, at least locally. Huawei even offered a trade-in promo recently. The Mate 8 will still get the EMUI 5.0, so it’ll be on par with Mate 9 in terms of UI.

While we wait for Mate 9, read our review of the Huawei Mate 8 here.

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Daniel Morial

This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.