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Huawei P20 vs Huawei P9

2.79 in
5.87 in
Huawei P20 Mobile Phone
Huawei P20
2.79 in
5.71 in
Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
18
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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21
4.2 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
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 memory4 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Screen size5.8 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution2244 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density428.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono

Rear camera

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)960.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Primary resolution24.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.4

Storage

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Midnight blue
  • Pink
  • Pink gold
  • Twilight
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Mystic silver
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic

Dimensions

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Height5.87 in5.71 in
Width2.79 in2.79 in
Depth0.3 in0.27 in
Weight5.82 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Huawei P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
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
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • 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 P20Huawei P20
Huawei P9Huawei P9
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time19.0 h14.53 h
Fast chargingyesno

Pros & Cons

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