Huawei P9 vs Huawei nova 3i Specs Comparison

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Huawei P9
Huawei P9 Huawei nova 3i
Released · Apr 16, 2016
Released · Aug 18, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3340 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches
145 x 70.9 x 6.95 mm
6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 82.29% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G51 MP4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3340 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

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
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
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
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
24 MP (Dual-Camera)

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
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 6, 5, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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
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