Huawei P9 vs Huawei P20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016	Mar 27, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches 145 x 70.9 x 6.95 mm	5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Splash; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955	HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
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	12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 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	20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	24 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 03, 2016 FCC ID value: QISEVA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.49 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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