Phone Comparison - Huawei Mate 9 vs Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced November 2016 May 2019 Expected Announcement - October 2020
Status Available - November 2016 Coming Soon - June 2019 Rumored - November 2020
Price Rs. 51,500 ($770.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors White, Gold, Graphite, Brown, Pink, Black Emerald Green Black, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
174.6 x 85.4 x 8.2 mm
(6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 in)
162.9 x 75.5 x 9.1 mm
(6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP53 dust and splash protection
Stylus (optional)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface EMUI 5.0 EMUI 9 EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Servic
Processor Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.04 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G78 MP24
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) QHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10+
120Hz Refresh rate
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.9 inches 7.2 inches 6.76 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi) 1080 x 2244 pixels (346 ppi) 1344 x 2772 pixels (456 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.67% 87.59% 93.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP & 20 MP 40 MP + 20 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 20 MP + TOF
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF/Laser AF
20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF/Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", 5x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF
Leica Optics, Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8", 1.0µm, PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@960fps, 720p@7680fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, panorama
4K, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps; 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS3.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 40W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 65W
Fast wireless battery charging
Reverse wireless charging
Capacity 4000 mAh 4200 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -