Older flagship · 2016

Huawei Mate 9

Name: Huawei Mate 9
Brand: Huawei
Price: 105000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦75,500 to ₦105,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

Launched as a flagship in 2016; modern flagships are much faster

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4000mAh)

5.9″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

960 4 / 32 GB

4000 mAh 22.5W charging

20 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

5.9″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.9"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Kirin 960 (16 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G71 MP8

Chipset

Kirin 960 (16 nm)

Current CPU tier

Unknown

AnTuTu

171,653

Kimovil · Antutu v7

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G71 MP8

Process

16 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A73 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.84 GHz

Software & updates

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/2.2 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/2.2

OIS

Camera

20 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/1.9

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 22.5 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

82:00h

Wired charging

22.5 W

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/32GB · 4/64GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

190 g · 7.9 mm

Height

156.9 mm

Width

78.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

190 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 7

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.9″ vs 4.7″ screen

104% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lower performance tier

Unknown vs Mid-range tier

Lower-res main camera

12 MP · f/2.2 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 190 g vs 138 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

33% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2560 resolution · Tradeoff: 5.9″ vs 5.1″ screen

Lower performance tier

Unknown vs Lower mid-range tier

Lower-res main camera

12 MP · f/2.2 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 190 g vs 152 g

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Where to buy

2 sellers·Used from ₦75,500

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Jiji Used

₦75,500

Fair for used

Lugas Hub

3.2 yrs · 41 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦105,000

Fair for used

Rex Gadgets Store

2.9 yrs · 9 feedback · 64GB

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