Apple iPhone 7 vs Huawei Mate 9 Pro

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 7 vs Huawei Mate 9 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 9 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Apple iPhone 7 runs at 2.34 GHz, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro the better performer.


Display: Huawei Mate 9 Pro offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 4.7 inches, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro the larger display of the two. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 7's IPS LCD, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 9 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 12 MP, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Mate 9 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 7 MP, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Mate 9 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 1960 mAh, making Huawei Mate 9 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 7 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Huawei Mate 9 Pro offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 7 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

07 Oct, 2016
N/A
06 May, 2026

Performance

Apple A10 Fusion
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED
750x1334 px (HD+)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

1960 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
128 GB
256 GB
NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(106,363 ratings)
N/A
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v10
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
HiSilicon Kirin 960
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M10 motion
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600 Plus
Mali-G71 MP8
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

750x1334 px (HD+)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
534 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.47 %
72.98 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

138.3 mm
152 mm
150.83 mm

Width

67.1 mm
75 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.1 mm
7.5 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

138 grams
169 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
12 MP
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
8 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

1960 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A
N/A

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