Huawei P9 vs Huawei nova 5T Specs Comparison

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Huawei P9
Huawei P9 Huawei nova 5T
Released · Apr 16, 2016
Released · September 2019
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3750 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
6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g 6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink Midsummer purple, Black, Crush blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body 6.3-inch, 84.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI
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 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3750 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad 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
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 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
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 27 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
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, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
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
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