Apple iPhone 7 vs. Huawei Mate 9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Apple iPhone 7 and Huawei Mate 9. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 7 vs. Huawei Mate 9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Product Type Smartphone - refurbished Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1778 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 138.3 mm 156.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater height than Apple iPhone 7.
Width 67.1 mm 78.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than Apple iPhone 7.
Depth 7.1 mm 7.9 mm Apple iPhone 7 is narrower than Apple iPhone 7.
Weight 138 g 190 g Apple iPhone 7 is lighter than Apple iPhone 7.
Body Colour Black Moonlight silver | Space grey
Body Material 7000 Series aluminium Aluminium
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Apple iPhone 7 is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP67 -
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body) 1.42 W/kg
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Lightning USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 4.7" 5.9" Huawei Mate 9 has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 7.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1334 x 750 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 9 has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 7.
Display Format - Full HD
Pixel Density 326 ppi 373 ppi Huawei Mate 9 has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 7.
Max Brightness 625 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 1500:1 Huawei Mate 9 has better display contrast ratio than Apple iPhone 7.
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating 2.5D Arc Glass
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A10 Fusion Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Clock Speed - 2.4 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
RAM - 4 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 7.
User Memory - 41 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7.
Sensor Type BSI BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 Apple iPhone 7 has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 7.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom 5x 2x Apple iPhone 7 has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 9.
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode Time-lapse mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 7 has face detection.
Light Source Quad LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Focus Pixels, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 7 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/1.9 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 7.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 7 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 4000 mAh
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 20 min
Standby Time 240 hours 504 hours Huawei Mate 9 has longer standby time than Apple iPhone 7.
Talk Time 840 minutes 1800 minutes Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery life when making calls than Apple iPhone 7.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 840 min
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 40 hrs
Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 10 Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
FEATURES Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR)
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M10 motion coprocessor, HomeKit, Night Shift DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics
OTHERS Apple iPhone 7 Huawei Mate 9
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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