Huawei Mate S vs Huawei Mate 9

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Huawei Mate S runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Mate 9 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Mate 9 offers a screen size of 5.9 inches, while Huawei Mate S offers 5.5 inches, making Huawei Mate 9 the larger display of the two. Huawei Mate S features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate 9's IPS LCD, making Huawei Mate S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Huawei Mate S offers 13 MP, making Huawei Mate 9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Huawei Mate S and Huawei Mate 9 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Mate 9 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Mate S offers 2700 mAh, making Huawei Mate 9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei Mate 9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Mate S offers 32 GB, making Huawei Mate 9 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Spec Score

72%
76%

Release Date

25 Aug, 2016
N/A

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

2700 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 935
HiSilicon Kirin 960

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP4
Mali-G71 MP8

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
373 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.76 %
77.34 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

149.8 mm
156.9 mm

Width

75.3 mm
78.9 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

156 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
N/A
12 MP

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
8 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2700 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 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) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Rear

Other Sensors

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