Huawei Mate 9 vs. HTC U Ultra

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 9 and HTC U Ultra. 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

Huawei Mate 9 vs. HTC U Ultra Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 145.99 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater height than HTC U Ultra.
Width 78.9 mm 72.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than HTC U Ultra.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.99 mm Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 9.
Weight 190 g 145 g HTC U Ultra is lighter than Huawei Mate 9.
Body Colour Moonlight silver | Space grey Brilliant black
Body Material Aluminium Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head)
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
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 5.2" Huawei Mate 9 has larger screen size than HTC U Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 373 ppi 428 ppi HTC U Ultra has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 9.
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 U Ultra
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor MediaTek Helio P10
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2 GHz Huawei Mate 9 has higher clock speed than HTC U Ultra.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more RAM than HTC U Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more internal memory than HTC U Ultra.
User Memory 41 GB 22.8 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better camera resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.0 HTC U Ultra has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 28 mm
Digital Zoom 2x -
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U Ultra has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U Ultra has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.0 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Min Focal Length (Front) - 26.5 mm
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 2500 mAh Huawei Mate 9 has larger battery capacity than HTC U Ultra.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 20 min -
Standby Time 504 hours 427.54 hours Huawei Mate 9 has longer standby time than HTC U Ultra.
Talk Time 1800 minutes 912 minutes Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U Ultra.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 912 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
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
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, 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 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
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 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB WAV, AAC, 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 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition
FEATURES Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
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, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, Quiet ring on pick up
OTHERS Huawei Mate 9 HTC U Ultra
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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