Page 6 : Gaming & Overall Performance, Verdict, Award

Gaming Performance – 3DMark

We tested the Huawei Mate 9’s gaming performance using 3DMark, using the Ice Storm Unlimited test.

	Huawei Mate 9	ASUS ZenFone 3 Ultra	HTC 10	honor 8
Gaming Score	27853	17719	23171	18659
Graphics	36605	21124	27512	19993
Physics	15164	11328	14925	15127
Graphics Test 1	202.5 fps	115.2 fps	136.6 fps	122.5 fps
Graphics Test 2	131.1 fps	76.3 fps	106.4 fps	67.4 fps
Physics Test	48.1 fps	36.0 fps	47.4 fps	48.0 fps

The Huawei Mate 9 (Amazon | Lazada) did very well in this test, coming in 20% faster than the HTC 10, and 57% faster than the ASUS ZenFone 3 Ultra. It should have no problem handling any 3D game you throw at it.

 

Overall Performance

AnTuTu is a nice benchmark for testing various performance aspects of Android devices.

	Huawei Mate 9	ASUS ZenFone 3 Ultra	HTC 10	honor 8
TOTAL SCORE	123167	76096	113813	90737
3D SCORE	40114	18816	50700	17706
– 3D (Marooned)	23313	10861	34778	9829
– 3D (Garden)	16801	7952	15922	7877
UX SCORE	39975	26794	30890	34550
– UX Data Secure	7943	5077	6319	7338
– UX Data Process	6985	4198	3379	5513
– UX Strategy Games	11860	7503	5433	9745
– UX Image Process	5580	6879	9521	5017
– UX I/O Performance	7607	3137	6238	6937
CPU SCORE	31992	23689	21915	32255
– CPU Mathematics	9680	6950	8494	10483
– CPU Common Use	11139	6311	5931	8543
– CPU Multi-Core	11173	10428	7490	13229
RAM	11086	6797	10308	6226

The Huawei Mate 9 (Amazon | Lazada) did well in this test, edging out the Snapdragon 820-powered HTC 10. It did particularly well in the CPU tests, and less so in the 3D tests. However, it was still overall a very powerful smartphone.

 

Our Verdict

The Huawei Mate 9 (Amazon | Lazada) was everything we expected of it, and then some. Its headline feature – the Leica-branded dual-lens camera – was more than just marketing fluff. It actually delivered really impressive photos and videos, even in poor light conditions. That’s quite impressive since it uses relatively slow f/2.2 lens.

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The Kirin 960 SoC that powered it did not disappoint either. It delivered great CPU and graphics performance in every test we put it through. It also comes with plenty of memory and storage space. You will never need to worry about the Mate 9 (Amazon | Lazada) not being able to handle any app or game.

The Huawei Mate 9 (Amazon | Lazada) also had a very impressive 13 hours of battery life in our test. The only downside though was its abysmal battery recharging performance. You will need at least 6 hours to fully recharge its battery. That, fortunately, seems to be its only major flaw.

Overall, we are most impressed with the Huawei Mate 9 (Amazon | Lazada). In fact, we like it so much, we think it deserves no less than our Editor’s Choice Award. Congratulations, Huawei!

 

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