Huawei P9 Plus vs Google Pixel Specs Comparison

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

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

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955 Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 2770 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single 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
12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
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
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
8 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 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA
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, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

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

Alternative variants

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
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $649
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