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Huawei P9 vs Huawei P9 Plus

2.79 in
5.71 in
Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
Huawei P9
2.96 in
6.0 in
Huawei P9 Plus Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Plus
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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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12
4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
7 %
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 %

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Hardware

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
4 GB

Display

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Screen size5.2 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density424.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.4F/1.9

Storage

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Mystic silver
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Gold
  • Quartz grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Beige
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Metal

Dimensions

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Height5.71 in6.0 in
Width2.79 in2.96 in
Depth0.27 in0.27 in
Weight5.08 oz5.71 oz

Sensors

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Huawei P9Huawei P9
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Huawei P9Huawei P9
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Talk time14.53 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnono

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          Huawei P9 vs Huawei P9 Plus - User Opinions

          • nathanael.schroeder
            over 1 year ago
            Huawei P9 vs P9 Plus: Bigger phone, bigger battery and better speakers. There are two other key differences between the P9 and it's bigger brother: the speakers and battery.Apr 7, 2016
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