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Huawei P9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

    2.96 in
    6.0 in
    Huawei P9 Plus Mobile Phone
    Huawei P9 Plus
      2.94 in
      6.4 in
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      12
      4.1 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
      		25 %
      4 stars
      		75 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      13
      3.6 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		62 %
      4 stars
      		12 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		12 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      36
      3.9 out of 5
      36 user ratings
      5 stars
      		19 %
      4 stars
      		52 %
      3 stars
      		27 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      38
      4.1 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		18 %
      3 stars
      		34 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.1
      CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
      GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-G71 MP20
      RAM memory4 GB6 GB

      Display

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Screen size5.5 in6.3 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
      Technology
      • AMOLED
      • Full HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      		AMOLED
      Pixel density401.0 ppi521.0 ppi
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Panoramayesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Internal storage64 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage128GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Colour of product
      • Gold
      • Quartz grey
      • Silver
      • Black
      • White
      • Beige
      • Grey
      • Gold
      • Black
      MaterialMetal
      • Aluminum
      • Glass

      Dimensions

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Height6.0 in6.4 in
      Width2.96 in2.94 in
      Depth0.27 in0.34 in
      Weight5.71 oz6.88 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Digital compassyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Dual sim support
      • no
      • yes
      		no
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesno
      Bluetooth version4.25.0
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • GAVDP
      • HFP
      • HSP
      • OPP
      • PBAP
      		A2DP
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
      Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

      Cellular

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      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
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      		VoWiFi
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      		GLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes
      Streaming standards
      • Google Cast
      • Miracast
      • Google Cast
      • Miracast

      Battery

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Battery capacity3400.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
      Standby time440.0 h220.0 h
      Talk time20.0 h22.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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