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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2015-09-29 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | $ 760.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.7 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 5.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 6P has an overall score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's global score of 78.7. Both of these devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Nexus 6P has the previous 6.0 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Google Nexus 6P construction is just a little thinner than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, although it's a little bit heavier and was released a little bit more than a year before.
Google Nexus 6P counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a just a little lower display pixel density, and they both have the same resolution of 2560 x 1440, the Google Nexus 6P also counts with a quite bigger display. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a quite better performance than Google Nexus 6P, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Google Nexus 6P's memory to install games and applications is just as good as Huawei Mate 9 Pro's one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit longer battery life than Google Nexus 6P, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3450mAh. The Google Nexus 6P takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Google Nexus 6P also has a larger camera aperture, a back-facing camera with a better resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Google Nexus 6P is also the cheapest, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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