Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 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 | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.64 |
| 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
Apple iPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is much better than Huawei P9 Plus's overall score of 75.5. The Apple iPhone XS body is much newer than Huawei P9 Plus's, although it is a little heavier and just a little bit thicker. The iPhone XS counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a just a bit greater pixel density, a bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a bit larger screen.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a superior storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The iPhone XS features a bit better processor than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has an inferior number of cores, and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Huawei P9 Plus has better battery duration than iPhone XS, because it has a 3400mAh battery size. The Apple iPhone XS captures a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone XS also has a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos and video in low light environments, a bigger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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