Huawei P9 vs. Huawei Mate 10 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Huawei Mate 10 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 P9 vs. Huawei Mate 10 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 154.2 mm Huawei Mate 10 Pro has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 74.5 mm Huawei Mate 10 Pro has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 6.95 mm 7.9 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 178 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Titanium grey
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium -
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei Mate 10 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP67
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body), 0.87 W/kg (head)
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 Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6" Huawei Mate 10 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei P9.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 423 ppi 402 ppi Huawei P9 has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 70000:1
HDR - Yes Huawei Mate 10 Pro has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features 2.5D curved glass FullView Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Hisilicon Kirin 970 - with i7
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali G72 MP12
MEMORY Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Huawei Mate 10 Pro has more RAM than Huawei P9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 10 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei P9.
CAMERA Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.6 Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate 10 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom - 2x
Special Effects - Monochrome, AI-powered bokeh effect
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Huawei Mate 10 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 2x Hybrid Zoom, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Dual Camera, Summilux-H 1:1.6/27 ASPH
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei Mate 10 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei Mate 10 Pro has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 90 min
Standby Time 566 hours 505 hours Huawei P9 has longer standby time than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Talk Time 1980 minutes 1920 minutes Huawei P9 has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
Standby: up to 505 hrs
Playback (video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 20 hrs
Talk: up to 1920 min
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, 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 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Infrared (IrDA), 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 Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 Infrared remote control, Smart Screen function, noise reduction microphone, Smart Power Management, Smart Split Screen function, Neural Network Processing Unit
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Huawei P9 Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB Connector (USB-C), USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C stereo headset
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP67, TUV Rheinland, DisplayPort 1.2
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