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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 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 (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 | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3 XL is much better than the Huawei P9, with an 80.7 score against 72.9. Google Pixel 3 XL's construction is notably newer, but notably heavier and somewhat thicker than the Huawei P9. The Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei P9, because it has a larger display, a much better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a quite higher screen density.
The Google Pixel 3 XL's processing unit is just as good as the Huawei P9 one, and although the Google Pixel 3 XL has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei P9 has a bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Google Pixel 3 XL takes clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a more MP back facing camera, a much better video quality, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a bigger sensor. The Google Pixel 3 XL features a little longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery size.
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