Huawei will release new Mate handset model, the Huawei Mate 9, next year in the U.S. This new device will come with plenty of upgrades and features compared to its predecessor.

The Mate 9 is looking similar to Apple's iPhone 7 Plus, and this upcoming handset is considered by some critics better than this latest iPhone flagship.

Reviews between these two handsets was conducted at several sites throughout the internet. So, here are some facts and reasons why this Mate 9 surpasses the 7 plus.

Build and Design

Both the 7 plus and Huawei Mate 9 has sleek and slim designs, and both are expensive, too. They both have a dual lens camera module, IPS LCD and fingerprint sensors.

However, the Mate 9 still has a headphone jack, a useful feature that the user missed in the iPhone 7 Plus. With this feature alone one, more traditional headset users might go for the normal headset and won't be open to using wireless ones for the 7 Plus.

Battery

Both Huawei Mate 9 and iPhone 7 Plus are energy-saving devices that can last up to two days of light usage. However, Mate 9 charges faster, gaining 58 percent in 30 minutes while the 7 Plus only levels up till 19 percent.

Camera: The 7 Plus camera shoot better and the tones are close to reality. However, the Huawei Mate 9's dynamic range brings excellent details. Although the dual lens relies on software processing, the results are surprisingly good.

The Digital Trends review cited that the Mate 9 has second-generation sensor of dual-lens camera. The top lens shoots in color and has 12 megapixels, while the monochrome lens underneath has been boosted to 20 megapixels.

Performance

The Huawei Mate 9 is Android 7.0 Nougat, Hisilicon Kirin 960 chipset, Octa-core, and 4GB of RAM. Apple iPhone 7 Plus is iOS 10.0.1, but upgradable to 10.2, Apple A10 Fusion chipset, Quad-core, and 3GB of RAM.

According to This Reviewer's report, Mate 9 is enhanced with a machine learning algorithm that analyzes the behavior of its user. In performance, Mate 9 is seemingly better.

Huawei Mate 9 sold around $740 while iPhone 7 Plus around $769 to $969. All these facts are based on the reviews conducted by reliable sites.Mate 9 is scheduled to launch in 2017.