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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.72 |
| 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 Pixel has a score of 80.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus's general score of 75.5. Although Google Pixel and the Huawei P9 Plus were released with only 6 months difference, the Google Pixel body is a lot thicker but lighter. The Google Pixel counts with just a bit better display than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Google Pixel also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a bit superior CPU than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a greater number of cores. Google Pixel shoots clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot larger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a way better 3840x2160 video resolution, a larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and a back camera with a higher resolution.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB. Huawei P9 Plus has greater battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 2770mAh.
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