Huawei P9 Plus vs Nokia 8 Specs Comparison

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Nokia 8
Huawei P9 Plus Nokia 8
Released · Apr 20, 2016
Released · Aug 28, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.3-inch · 2560x1440px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3400 mAh
3090 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016 Aug 16, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches
152.3 x 75.3 x 6.98 mm
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g 5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, White Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.78% screen-to-body 5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD, 700 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2560x1440px, 554 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 3090 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 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
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 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 (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 4K UHD

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
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, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording

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, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40 38, 39, 40, 41
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 Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), 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: Apr 22, 2016
FCC ID value: QISVIE-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.40 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 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 6GB/128GB
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