Google Pixel vs Huawei P9 Plus Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel
Google Pixel Huawei P9 Plus
Released · Oct 20, 2016
Released · Apr 20, 2016
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
2770 mAh
3400 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2016 Apr 06, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches
143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm
6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches
152.3 x 75.3 x 6.98 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g 5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: 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 Gold, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.78% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 955
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
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 (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2770 mAh, Li - Ion 3400 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 (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Autofocus)
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
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, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 12, 2017
FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100
Date approved: Apr 22, 2016
FCC ID value: QISVIE-L09
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
Head: 1.40 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $649
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
FCC approval Date approved: Apr 27, 2016
FCC ID value: QISVIE-L29
Measured SAR Head: 1.37 W/kg
Body: 0.68 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg
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