Huawei Mate 9 vs. Google Pixel 7a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 9 and Google Pixel 7a. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 9 vs. Google Pixel 7a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GHL1X
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 152 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater height than Google Pixel 7a.
Width 78.9 mm 72.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than Google Pixel 7a.
Depth 7.9 mm 9 mm Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 9.
Weight 190 g 193.5 g Huawei Mate 9 is lighter than Huawei Mate 9.
Body Colour Moonlight silver | Space grey Sea | Snow | Charcoal
Body Material Aluminium Tactile alloy frame, 3D thermoformed composite back
Protection - Water-resistant, dust-resistant, fingerprint-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 7a is waterproof.
IP rating - IP67
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg 2.99 W/kg (limb), 1.3 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.1" Google Pixel 7a has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 7a has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 373 ppi 429 ppi Google Pixel 7a has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 9.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 1000000:1 Google Pixel 7a has better display contrast ratio than Huawei Mate 9.
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 7a has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), High brightness mode, At a Glance
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 7a has more RAM than Huawei Mate 9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 7a has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 9.
User Memory 41 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Sensor Size - 1/1.73"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.89 Google Pixel 7a has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Field of View (FoV) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
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 2x 5x Google Pixel 7a has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 9.
HDR Mode - Live HDR+
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, portrait mode, Night Sight, Long exposure mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur
White Balance - Custom
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Stereo Recording, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, speech enhancement, Super Res Zoom up to 8x, Fast camera launcher, AVC (H.264), Wind noise reduction, Locked Folder, Quad PD Quad Bayer wide camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better second camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Lens correction
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Field of View (Front) - 95 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4385 mAh Google Pixel 7a has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 9.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 20 min -
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 7a can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 7a has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 25, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency 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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
FEATURES Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR) Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, 5 years of Security Updates, Private Compute Core, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, Live Translate, Titan M2 Security Module, microphone toggle, camera toggle
OTHERS Huawei Mate 9 Google Pixel 7a
Included Accessories Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IP67, HEARING AID M3/T3
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium housing
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