Entry-level · 2016

Huawei Mate 9

Name: Huawei Mate 9
Brand: Huawei

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A13 (SM-A137)

A basic entry-level phone with stabilised camera — but a smaller battery and slow 5W charging show its age.

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh), 5W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.9″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Kirin 960 4 / 32 GB

4000 mAh 5W charging

20 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom

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

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Kirin 960 (16 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

171,653

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

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 · 5 W wired

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

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

82:00h

Wired charging

5 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 7

Trades blows 2 wins 2 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 benchmark score

172k vs 238k AnTuTu

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 190 g vs 138 g

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Samsung Galaxy S7

Loses on most 2 losses

Lower-resolution screen

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 190 g vs 152 g

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