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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-10-15 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Just black and Sorta sage |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 548.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| 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/1.70 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4080mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6 |
| 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 5 is better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting a general score of 89 against 75.5. The Google Pixel 5 construction is much newer and just a little bit lighter than Huawei P9 Plus's, but it's somewhat thicker. The Google Pixel 5 has a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Google Pixel 5 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit bigger display. Google Pixel 5 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality, a much bigger aperture, a back facing camera with a higher resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Huawei P9 Plus features a bit bigger storage for applications and games than Google Pixel 5, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Google Pixel 5 has greater battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 20% larger battery capacity.
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