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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS is better than the Huawei P9, getting a general score of 84.2 against 72.9. IPhone XS's design is notably newer, but just a little bit thicker and heavier than Huawei P9. IPhone XS features a bit sharper display than Huawei P9, because it has a little bit larger screen, a little bit better pixel density and a slightly better 1125 x 2436 resolution.
The Apple iPhone XS counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P9, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a 64-bit processing unit. The Huawei P9 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone XS, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The Huawei P9 has just a little bit longer battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2659mAh. IPhone XS takes clearer photos and videos than Huawei P9, and although they both have a camera with a 12 MP resolution, the iPhone XS also has a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture.
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