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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 4.88 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3 has an overall score of 80, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 general score. Google Pixel 3 is a newer and a bit lighter device than Huawei P9 Plus, although it's also somewhat thicker. Huawei P9 Plus and Google Pixel 3 have really similar processing units, they have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Google Pixel 3 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a same size display, the Google Pixel 3 also has a quite better display pixels density and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The Huawei P9 Plus has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei P9 Plus features just a bit better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity. Google Pixel 3 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a much higher (4K) video quality, a bigger camera aperture and a camera in the back with more mega pixels.
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