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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XR has a global score of 82, which is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 general score. Although iPhone XR is newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it's heavier and thicker. The Apple iPhone XR features a little better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XR counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a just a little lower pixel amount in each inch in the screen and a quite lower resolution of 828 x 1792 pixels, it also counts with a little bit larger display. Apple iPhone XR has a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a 12 megapixels back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone XR also has a larger camera aperture for better photos in low light environments, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger back camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos.
Huawei P9 Plus has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XR, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei P9 Plus also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB. Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit better battery life than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a 3400mAh battery size against 2942mAh.
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