Page 6 : Gaming & Overall Performance, Verdict, Award
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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.
[adrotate banner=”4″]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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I think that there is something wrong with your charging evaluation. My phone recharges from ~6% to ~80% in less than an hour, and takes no more than 2 hours to go to 100%.
That is possible, although we ran the recharging test twice. Unfortunately, we no longer have the unit to retest.
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