Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | OnePlus |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The OnePlus 8 UW is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus, having a general score of 75.9 against 75.5. OnePlus 8 UW is a much newer phone than Huawei P9 Plus, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the OnePlus 8 UW has the older 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a better display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a bigger display and a quite better pixels density. The Huawei P9 Plus has a little bit better storage capacity to store more apps and games than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with just a bit better performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has 4 GB more RAM. OnePlus 8 UW has longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 26% more battery capacity. OnePlus 8 UW takes much better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a way larger sensor providing a way higher image quality, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a back camera with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution.
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