In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 9 and Honor 70. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 156.9 mm | 161.4 mm | Honor 70 has greater height than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Width | 78.9 mm | 73.3 mm | Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than Honor 70. |
| Depth | 7.9 mm | 7.91 mm | Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Weight | 190 g | 178 g | Honor 70 is lighter than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Body Colour | Moonlight silver | Space grey | Midnight black | Emerald Green | Crystal silver | |
| Body Material | Aluminium | - | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | - | Honor 70 is waterproof. |
| Repairability Index | - | 7.5 (out of 10) | |
| SAR Value | 1.42 W/kg | 1.19 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.79 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 | |
| SIM Card Qty | Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM |
| DISPLAY | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Display Type | LCD display | OLED display | |
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| Display Technology | IPS | OLED | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 5.9" | 6.67" | Honor 70 has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels | Honor 70 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Display Format | Full HD | Full HD+ | |
| Pixel Density | 373 ppi | - | |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 20:09 | |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | 1.07 billion colours | Honor 70 has better colour depth than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Contrast Ratio | 1500:1 | - | |
| Display Refresh Rate | - | 120 Hz | |
| Display Features | - | FullView Display, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, dual-curve display, Super Curved Display | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | 2.5D Arc Glass | - |
| PROCESSOR | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz | Honor 70 has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Processor Core Qty | 8-core | 8-core | Both phones have the same number of phone cores. |
| 64-bit Architecture | Yes | - | Huawei Mate 9 has 64-bit architecture. |
| Graphics System (GPU) | Mali G71 MP8 | Qualcomm ADRENO 642L |
| MEMORY | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB | Honor 70 has more RAM than Huawei Mate 9. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 64 GB | 128 GB | Honor 70 has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 9. |
| User Memory | 41 GB | - | |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB | - |
| CAMERA | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 2 | 3 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20 Megapixel | 54 Megapixel | Honor 70 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/1.49" | |
| Sensor Type | BSI-CMOS | - | |
| Sensor Name | - | Sony IMX800 sensor | |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.2 | F/1.9 | Honor 70 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Huawei Mate 9 has optical stabilisation. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Laser Auto Focus | Yes | - | |
| Digital Zoom | 2x | 10x | Honor 70 has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Special Effects | - | HDR, Portrait bokeh | |
| Camera Modes | Time-lapse mode | Night mode, Super Macro Mode, Ultra Wide-angle, Solo Cut mode | |
| Light Source | Dual LED flash | LED flash | |
| Still Image Resolutions | - | 8768 x 6144 | |
| Video Resolutions | 3840 x 2160 (4K) | 3840 x 2160 (4K) | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) | Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Subject-Tracking Auto-Focus, Super Sensing Camera, Instant All-Pixel Focus |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | 12 Megapixel | 50 Megapixel | Honor 70 has better second camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9. |
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| Lens Type (2nd Camera) | - | Ultra wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) | - | F/2.2 | |
| Field of View (2nd Camera) | - | 122 degree(s) | |
| Camera Functions (2nd Camera) | - | Macro camera | |
| Camera Features (2nd Camera) | - | 2.5cm macro photography |
| THIRD CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) | - | 2 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) | - | F/2.4 | |
| Camera Functions (3rd Camera) | - | Depth camera |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 32 Megapixel | Honor 70 has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/1.9 | F/2.4 | Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | - | |
| Camera Modes (Front) | - | Beauty mode, Portrait with HDR | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face recognition | Honor 70 has face detection. |
| Still Image Resolutions (Front) | - | 6528 x 4896 | |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 2520 x 1080 |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 4000 mAh | 4800 mAh | Honor 70 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 9. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | - | Honor SuperCharge | Honor 70 has fast charging technology. |
| Recharge Time (Charging Time) | 20 min | - | |
| Standby Time | 504 hours | - | |
| Talk Time | 1800 minutes | - | |
| Run Time Details | Talk: up to 1800 min Standby: up to 504 hrs |
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| Battery Technology | Lithium polymer | Lithium polymer |
| CELLULAR | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 5G | Honor 70 has more advanced generation mobile network. |
| Operating System | Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 12 | |
| User Interface | HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0 | Magic UI 6.1 | |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, 5G NR, TD-LTE | |
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| 2G Band | 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 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 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/ax | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 BLE | |
| Bluetooth Profiles | - | SBC | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | - |
| MEDIA | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB | WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 | 3GP, MP4 | |
| Sound Enhancements | - | HONOR Histen |
| FEATURES | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Phone Functions | Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert | - | |
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| Sensors | Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR) | Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader | |
| Additional Phone Features | DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics | MIMO technology, Fast Charging, GPU Turbo technology, OTG Reverse Charge |
| OTHERS | Huawei Mate 9 | Honor 70 |
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| Included Accessories | Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable | Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger |
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