Huawei nova 2 Plus vs Honor 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017	Jun 12, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches 153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm	5.80 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.45 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	5.47 oz / 155.0 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
Black, Gold, Blue	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 70.03% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659	HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh, Li - Polymer	3200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
8 MP Aperture size: F2.4	20 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 19, 2017 FCC ID value: QISBAC-LX3
Measured SAR
Head: 1.30 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg Phablet: 3.11 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	6GB/128GB

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