Huawei Mate 9 vs. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 9 and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro. 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. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G736B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 156.9 mm 168.8 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has greater height than Huawei Mate 9.
Width 78.9 mm 79.9 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has greater width than Huawei Mate 9.
Depth 7.9 mm 9.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 9.
Weight 190 g 235 g Huawei Mate 9 is lighter than Huawei Mate 9.
Body Colour Moonlight silver | Space grey Black
Body Material Aluminium -
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg 1.229 W/kg (body), 1.48 W/kg (head), 2.96 W/kg (limb)
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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Pogo Pin
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS PLS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.6" Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2408 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 373 ppi -
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 -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Number - SM7325
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
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 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Mate 9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 9.
User Memory 41 GB 101.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro 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 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 9.
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Barcode Scanner
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro 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.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4050 mAh Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 9.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 20 min -
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes 2640 minutes Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei Mate 9.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 18 hrs
Playback (video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 115 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2640 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0 One UI
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
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 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, 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 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X53 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
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, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics Push-to-talk mode, Glove mode, Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support, software updates E-FOTA (Enterprise Firmware Over-the-Air), removable battery, 5 years of Security Updates, 2 programmable buttons, Knox Capture
OTHERS Huawei Mate 9 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable -
Compliant Standards - IP68, MIL-STD 810H
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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