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Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei P9 Plus

2.91 in
6.1 in
Huawei P20 Pro Mobile Phone
Huawei P20 Pro
2.96 in
6.0 in
Huawei P9 Plus Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Plus
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
20
4.4 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
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12
4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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0 %
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User rating
33
4.3 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
36
3.9 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Operating systemAndroid 8.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.36 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 970Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory6 GB4 GB

Display

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Screen size6.1 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 2240 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density408.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Primary sensor resolution40.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Primary resolution24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0F/1.9
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic

Storage

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Internal storage128 GB64 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Midnight blue
  • Purple
  • Twilight
  • Gold
  • Quartz grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Beige
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Height6.1 in6.0 in
Width2.91 in2.96 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in
Weight6.35 oz5.71 oz

Sensors

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo

Cellular

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Standby time421.0 h440.0 h
Talk time22.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Huawei P20 Pro

          Often compared with Huawei P9 Plus