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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.7 |
| 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 | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| 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 | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.44 |
| 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 XL has an overall score of 80.7, which is slightly better than Huawei P9 Plus's score of 75.5. Although the Google Pixel 3 XL is way newer than Huawei P9 Plus, it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. The Google Pixel 3 XL features a little bit better looking display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a higher pixels density, a bit larger display and a lot better 1440 x 2960px resolution.
The Google Pixel 3 XL and Huawei P9 Plus both have quite similar processors, both have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Huawei P9 Plus has a superior storage for applications and games than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Google Pixel 3 XL features a slightly better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a back-facing camera with a higher resolution, a bigger sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality, a much higher (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light situations.
Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit longer battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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