HTC Desire 10 lifestyle vs. Huawei Mate 9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC Desire 10 lifestyle and Huawei Mate 9. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 10 lifestyle vs. Huawei Mate 9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 156.9 mm Both phones are the same height.
Width 76.9 mm 78.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.9 mm HTC Desire 10 lifestyle is narrower than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Weight 155 g 190 g HTC Desire 10 lifestyle is lighter than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Body Colour Stone black | Polar white Moonlight silver | Space grey
Body Material - Aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.42 W/kg
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.9" Huawei Mate 9 has larger screen size than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 9 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Display Format HD Full HD
Pixel Density 267 ppi 373 ppi Huawei Mate 9 has better pixel density than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Features Display colour personalisation -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) 2.5D Arc Glass
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Clock Speed 1.6 GHz 2.4 GHz Huawei Mate 9 has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Huawei Mate 9 has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei Mate 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more RAM than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more internal memory than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
User Memory 24.6 GB 41 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Sensor Type BSI BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate 9 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 2x
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot Time-lapse mode
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/1.9 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Min Focal Length (Front) 33.7 mm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR, face retouch, Live make-up -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei Mate 9 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 20 min
Standby Time 672 hours 504 hours HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has longer standby time than Huawei Mate 9.
Talk Time 1440 minutes 1800 minutes Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby (3G): up to 672 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 7 hrs
Playback (HD video): up to 8 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 50 hrs
Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0
Intelligent Assistant Google Now -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, 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 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR)
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HTC Transfer, Power Saving Mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio, HTC Connect DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics
OTHERS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Mate 9
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable
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