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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

    2.86 in
    5.78 in
    Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
    Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      2.78 in
      5.65 in
      Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S6
      Editiorial reviews
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      29
      4.5 out of 5
      17 user ratings
      5 stars
      		70 %
      4 stars
      		23 %
      3 stars
      		5 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      User rating
      36
      4.2 out of 5
      36 user ratings
      5 stars
      		36 %
      4 stars
      		44 %
      3 stars
      		19 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      39
      4.0 out of 5
      39 user ratings
      5 stars
      		28 %
      4 stars
      		46 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0
      CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.1 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
      GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T760
      RAM memory3 GB3 GB

      Display

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Screen size5.2 in5.1 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
      TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
      Pixel density424.0 ppi576.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnoyes
      Scratch resistant displaynoyes
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Internal storage16 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesno
      Maximum card storage128GB128GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		No memory slot

      Design

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      MaterialPlastic
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      Water resistantnono
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Height5.78 in5.65 in
      Width2.86 in2.78 in
      Depth0.3 in0.27 in
      Weight5.19 oz4.87 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiednoyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.1
      Bluetooth profileA2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSB
      • USB
      • Wireless
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
      Video outputNoMHL

      Cellular

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      		HSPA+
      Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
      Replaceable batterynono
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
      Talk time18.9 h17.0 h
      Fast chargingnoyes
      Wireless charging noyes

      Pros & Cons

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