Google Pixel vs Honor 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016	Jun 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches 143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm	5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, White	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI	1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2770 mAh, Li - Ion	3200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
	20 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg

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Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649

Memory	6GB/128GB

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