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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.52 |
| 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 Google Pixel 2 XL is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, having a score of 82.5 against 75.5. Even though Google Pixel 2 XL is newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it is thicker and just a little bit heavier. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a bit better looking screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels, a little larger display and a better pixels density.
The Huawei P9 Plus features a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Huawei P9 Plus has a little faster processor than Google Pixel 2 XL. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger aperture to take better low light captures, a larger camera sensor, a higher 12.2 mega pixels resolution back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality. Google Pixel 2 XL features just a bit better battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4% more battery capacity.
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