Huawei P9 lite vs Google Pixel 2 Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 2
Huawei P9 lite Google Pixel 2
Released · May 01, 2016
Released · Oct 19, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 16GB
4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
2700 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 21, 2016 Oct 04, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€299 $749

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches
146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm
5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches
145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g 5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.89% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 67.92% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (16 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 540
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12.2 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash) 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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 aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 26, 2016
FCC ID value: QISVNS-L21
Date approved: Aug 15, 2017
FCC ID value: NM8G011A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.80 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg
Head: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 0.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.12 W/kg

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