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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 is better than Huawei P9 Plus, having an 85 score against 75.5. Apple iPhone 8's design is newer and just a bit lighter than the Huawei P9 Plus's, but it's also just a bit thicker. Apple iPhone 8 has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has 2 GB less RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPhone 8 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P9 Plus, although it has a quite worse display density, a little bit smaller display and a way worse 750 x 1334 resolution. Apple iPhone 8 counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor, and they both have a 12 MP back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone 8 also counts with a bigger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The iPhone 8 features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei P9 Plus counts with a much longer battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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