Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2022-07-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminum | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.12 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 6a has a score of 76.4, which is slightly better than Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 general score. The Google Pixel 6a construction is a lot newer, but a bit heavier and extremely thicker than the Huawei P9 Plus. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Google Pixel 6a has the older 12 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei P9 Plus features a little bit better looking display than Google Pixel 6a, although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a bit smaller screen and a just a little less pixels per inch of screen. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a really superior hardware performance than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Google Pixel 6a shoots slightly better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot larger aperture for better low-light images and videos, a higher 12.2 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot better (4K) video quality.
Google Pixel 6a has improved battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 30 percent greater battery capacity.
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