Huawei Mate 9 vs. HTC Desire 650

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 9 and HTC Desire 650. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 9 vs. HTC Desire 650 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 146.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater height than HTC Desire 650.
Width 78.9 mm 70.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than HTC Desire 650.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.4 mm Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 9.
Weight 190 g 140 g HTC Desire 650 is lighter than Huawei Mate 9.
Body Colour Moonlight silver | Space grey -
Body Material Aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 5" Huawei Mate 9 has larger screen size than HTC Desire 650.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate 9 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 650.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 373 ppi 294 ppi Huawei Mate 9 has better pixel density than HTC Desire 650.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 1.6 GHz Huawei Mate 9 has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 650.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei Mate 9 has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 650.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
RAM 4 GB 2 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more RAM than HTC Desire 650.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 16 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more internal memory than HTC Desire 650.
User Memory 41 GB 10.3 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 650.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
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 -
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Continuous shot
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
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) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 650.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.8 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Live make-up
Camera Modes (Front) - Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 2200 mAh Huawei Mate 9 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 650.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 20 min -
Standby Time 504 hours 684 hours HTC Desire 650 has longer standby time than Huawei Mate 9.
Talk Time 1800 minutes 1050 minutes Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC Desire 650.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1050 min
Standby (3G): up to 684 hrs
Playback (HD video): up to 6.67 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 44.14 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 5.46 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0 HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38
4G LTE Frequency 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 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR) Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics Power Saving Mode, Hi-Res Audio, Extreme power saving mode
OTHERS Huawei Mate 9 HTC Desire 650
Included Accessories Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable Power adapter
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