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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Clearly white, Just black and Oh so orange |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 487.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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/1.70 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 4 XL has a general score of 82.9, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's overall score of 75.5. Even though Google Pixel 4 XL is way newer than Huawei P9 Plus, it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. The Google Pixel 4 XL features just a bit better looking screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a higher display pixel density, a little bit bigger display and a lot better 1440 x 3040 pixels resolution.
The Google Pixel 4 XL features a bit better CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 4 XL also has 2 GB more RAM. The Google Pixel 4 XL features just a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a back camera with a better resolution, a larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
Huawei P9 Plus has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Google Pixel 4 XL, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei P9 Plus also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Google Pixel 4 XL features a little better battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
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