Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-04-24 |
| 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 | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| 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 A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| 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 iPhone SE (2020) is a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, getting a global score of 81.5 against 75.5. IPhone SE (2020)'s design is way newer and just a little lighter, but also just a little bit thicker than the Huawei P9 Plus. The iPhone SE (2020) has iOS 15.x operating system, and Huawei P9 Plus works with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
IPhone SE (2020) counts with a better performing processing unit than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has lesser CPU cores and 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. IPhone SE (2020) features a little more vivid screen than Huawei P9 Plus, although it has a little bit smaller display, a way lower 750 x 1334 pixels resolution and a just a bit lower display pixels density.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) captures a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, and they both have the same resolution back camera, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a larger camera aperture and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P9 Plus also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei P9 Plus features a very superior battery performance than iPhone SE (2020), because it has an 87 percent larger battery size.
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