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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| 2016-04-16 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 2 is much better than the Huawei P9, with an 81.6 score against 72.9. Google Pixel 2 is a newer and just a little lighter phone than Huawei P9, although it is also thicker. The Huawei P9 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Google Pixel 2, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Google Pixel 2 has a bit better display than Huawei P9, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Google Pixel 2 also counts with a just a bit greater screen density. Google Pixel 2 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P9, because it has a larger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality, a camera with more megapixels, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger camera aperture.
Google Pixel 2 has a bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The Huawei P9 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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