Yesterday Huawei officially presented the new Huawei Mate 9, a new version of its most popular phablet, which unlike in other years will not have to fight with the true king of the market of this type of terminals due to the withdrawal from the market of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 due to problems affecting its battery. This will undoubtedly be a great advantage for the Chinese manufacturer, although it may be a little late because many users unhappy with the Samsung phablet have already taken the step of acquiring a new terminal.
However, the Chinese manufacturer has decided to bet hard with its Mate 9, and not only that, but it has decided to launch a version in collaboration with Porsche Design for the most demanding. Therefore, today in this article we want to make a Huawei Mate 9 Vs Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in order to know if this new mobile device can opt for the empty throne.
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Regarding the design It seems that Huawei has learned from Samsung and the new Mate 9 has been presented on the market in two versions, one with a 5.9-inch screen without any curve and another, the Porsche Design with a 5.5-inch curved screen, does that sound true? Perhaps the only problem is that the version made after an agreement with the popular car manufacturer will have a crazy price of 1.395 euros.
Continuing with the design we find two very similar terminals in terms of size, but with different finishes and very varied colors. Few differences in this sense and it is that after all the exterior design depends on the tastes of each one. Of course, in the Huawei Mate 9 we still do not see an S-Pen present that we did have available in the Galaxy Note 7 and in all the other members of the Galaxy Note family.
Features and specifications of the Huawei Mate 9
- Dimensions: 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
- Weight: 190 grams
- Screen: 5,9-inch IPS and with a FullHD resolution of 1.920 x 1.080 pixels
- Processor: Hisilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core Cortex-A53
- RAM memory: 4GB
- Internal storage: 64 GB expandable via MicroSD cards up to 256 GB
- Rear camera: dual 12 megapixels RGB + 20 megapixels B / W, hybrid AF, dual LED flash, f / 2.0 and the possibility of recording videos with 4K resolution
- Front camera: 8 megapixel sensor
- Battery: 4.000 mAh with Huawei SuperCharge
- Connectivity: 4G LTE Cat 12, WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB-C
- Operating system: Android 7.0 Nougat with Emotion UI 5.0 customization layer
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Features and Specifications
- Dimensions: 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
- Weight: 169 grams
- 5.7-inch dual-edge Super AMOLED display and a QHD resolution of 2.560 x 1.440 pixels and 373 dpi
- Processor: Exynos 8890 octa-core with the Snapdragon 820 quad-core in some versions
- RAM memory: 4GB
- Internal storage: 64 GB expandable via MicroSD cards up to 256 GB
- Rear camera: 1 / 2.5 ″ sensor with 12 megapixels and lens with f / 1.7, OIS, phase detection AF and the possibility of recording videos in 4K
- Front camera: 5 megapixel sensor
- Battery: 3.500 mAh with fast charge
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.2, ANT +, GPS, NFC and USB-C
- Operating system: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with TouchWiz UI customization layer
Regarding the characteristics and specifications, we do find some more difference, although they are not too significant. The most striking is perhaps in the RAM memory, since the Huawei Mate 9 has remained in about, for these modest 4GB daysAlthough, as we could see yesterday at the presentation of the terminal, those responsible for the Chinese manufacturer boasted of their new processor, which would be the most powerful on the market without having to be supported by 6GB like the Galaxy Note 7.
The good news is that we won't have to choose
As we all know, it has been a few weeks since Samsung decided to recall its Galaxy Note 7 after failing to fix its battery problems, and that made it catch fire and in some cases even explode. This means that the good news of this comparison is that we will not have to choose between one or the other device since only the Huawei Mate 9 is currently available on the market.
In a few days the new flagship of the Chinese manufacturer will hit the market, and it will do so with a lower price than the Galaxy Note 7, at least in its normal version, which will cost 699 euros. If we want to get the most premium version or what is the same, the Porsche Design, we will have to pay nothing more and nothing less than 1.395 euros. This second version would lose a duel with any terminal on the market, and it costs practically twice as much as the extinct Note 7 or the Galaxy S7 edge.
Opinion freely
Since the first Huawei Mate hit the market, the Chinese manufacturer has managed to improve its features and specifications to make its phablet one of the star terminals on the market. This time he has again taken a step forward, and has finally managed to surpass the Galaxy Note family, although this time he has had great help from Samsung.
I am not too clear that this Huawei Mate 9 was capable of surpassing the Galaxy Note 7 in some aspects, but today we must declare it the winner of this duel due to the abandonment of the rival, and at least for the moment it will occupy the throne that the Samsung mobile device. See we will see what happens when the Galaxy Note 8 is officially presented and Huawei launches the Mate 10 to the market, hopefully by then it will be a duel of equals and we can discuss a real winner.
Although it is an unequal duel because one of the two mobile devices that we compare today is not on the market, but for you; Who is the winner of this duel between the Huawei Mate 9 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 7?. Tell us your winner in the space reserved for comments on this entry or through one of the social networks in which we are present.
It seems totally absurd to be making these comparisons since the Galaxy Note 7 has been withdrawn from the market, they are making comparison against a ghost.