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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2015-11-02 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 649.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Google Nexus 6P has a general score of 80.3, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 global score. Even being the best in this review, the Google Nexus 6P construction is a little bit heavier and just a little bit thicker than Huawei P9 Plus. Huawei P9 Plus has a bit better processing unit than Google Nexus 6P, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P9 Plus also has 1 GB more RAM.
The Google Nexus 6P counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a little bit bigger screen, more pixels per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Huawei P9 Plus has slightly more memory to install games and applications than Google Nexus 6P, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Google Nexus 6P features a little better battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh. The Google Nexus 6P counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a way bigger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a back-facing camera with more mega pixels and a larger camera aperture to capture better images and videos in low light environments.
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