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Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9
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Huawei P9 Lite 2017 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Lite 2017
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Huawei P9 Plus Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Plus
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Editiorial reviews
21
4.2 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
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39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
7 %
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4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
28 %
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3.9 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
N/A
Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCD
IPS
OLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTLCD
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi
N/A
401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnonono
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.4
N/A
F/1.9
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Mystic silver
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Quartz grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Beige
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
N/A
Metal
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.71 in5.8 in6.0 in
Width2.79 in0.0 in2.96 in
Depth0.27 in0.0 in0.27 in
Weight5.08 oz5.19 oz5.71 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Video outputNo
N/A
No
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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
N/A
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Talk time14.53 h
N/A
20.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
N/A
440.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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