Huawei P9 vs Huawei P8

Huawei P9
Posted: 06 Apr 2016
Market Status: Released

PhoneArena rating: 7.5

Huawei P8
Posted: 15 Apr 2015
Market Status: Released

PhoneArena rating: 8.5

DESIGN
Device type

Smart phone

Smart phone

OS

Android (6.0)
EMUI 4.1 UI

Android (5.0) EMUI

3.1 UI

Dimensions

5.71 x 2.79 x
0.27 inches
(145 x 70.9 x
6.95 mm)

5.70 x 2.84 x 0.25

inches (144.9 x 72.1 x
6.4 mm)

5.08 oz (144
g)

5.08 oz (144 g)

Weight

the average is
5.3 oz (151 g)

Materials

Main body:
aluminum

Features

Fingerprint
(touch)

Colors

Gray

DISPLAY

the average is 5.3 oz

(151 g)

Main body: metal;

Accents: metal

Black, Gray

Physical size

5.2 inches

5.2 inches

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels

Pixel density

424 ppi

424 ppi

Technology

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen-to-body ratio

72.53 %

71.63 %

Light sensor, Proximity

sensor

Light sensor,
Proximity sensor,
Scratch-resistant
glass (Corning Gorilla
Glass 3)

Features

CAMERA
Camera

12
megapixels,
Duo camera

13 megapixels

Flash

Dual LED

Dual LED

Aperture
size

F2.2

F2.0

Pixel size

1.25 m

Features

Manual focus,
Smile
detection,
Voice
activation,
Self-timer,
CMOS image
sensor, Backilluminated
sensor (BSI),
Autofocus
(Laser), Touch
to focus, Geo
tagging

Settings

Exposure
compensation,
ISO control,
White balance
presets,
Shutter speed
control

Shooting
Modes

Burst mode,
High Dynamic
Range mode
(HDR),
Panorama,
RAW image

Optical image
stabilization, Face
detection, Smile
detection, Digital
zoom, Autofocus,
Touch to focus, Geo
tagging

capture, Night
mode,
Scenes,
Effects
Camcorder

1920x1080
(1080p HD)
(60 fps)

1920x1080 (1080p
HD)

Features

Time-lapse
video, Video
calling, Video
sharing

Video calling

Frontfacing
camera

8 megapixels

HARDWARE
System chip

HiSilicon Kirin 955

HiSilicon Kirin 930

Processor

Octa-core, 2500 MHz, ARM

Cortex-A72 and ARM CortexA53, 64-bit

Octa-core, 2000 MHz,

ARM Cortex-A53e
and ARM Cortex-A53,
64-bit

Graphics processor

ARM Mali-T880 MP4

Mali-T628 MP4

System memory

3072 MB RAM

3072 MB RAM

Built-in storage

32 GB

16 GB

Maximum User
Storage

25 GB

Storage expansion

microSD, microSDHC,
microSDXC

microSD,
microSDHC,
microSDXC up to 128
GB

BATTERY
Talk time (3G)

20.00 hours

Internet use (LTE)

8 hours

Music playback

56.00 hours

Video playback

12.00 hours

Capacity

3000 mAh

2680 mAh

Not user replaceable

Yes

Yes

MULTIMEDIA
Music player

the average is 16 h (942 min)

Filter by

Album, Artist,
Genre,
Playlists

Album, Artist,
Playlists

Features

Album art
cover,
Background
playback

Album art cover,

Background playback

Speakers

Earpiece,
Loudspeaker

Earpiece,
Loudspeaker

TECHNOLOGY
GSM

850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

850, 900, 1800, 1900

MHz

UMTS

850, 900, 1700/2100,

1900, 2100 MHz

850, 900, 1700/2100,

1900, 2100 MHz

FDD LTE

700 (band 12), 700 (band

17), 700 (band 28), 800
(band 18), 800 (band 19),
800 (band 20), 850 (band
5), 850 (band 26), 900
(band 8), 1700/2100 (band
4), 1800 (band 3), 1900
(band 2), 2100 (band 1),
2600 (band 7) MHz

1700/2100 (band 4),

1800 (band 3), 2100
(band 1), 2600 (band
7) MHz

TDD LTE

1900 (band 39), 2300

(band 40), 2600 (band 38)
MHz

1900 (band 39), 2300

(band 40), 2500
(band 41), 2600
(band 38) MHz

Data

LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50

Mbit/s), HSPA (unspecified)

LTE, HSPA
(unspecified), HSUPA

nano-SIM

Yes

Yes

Multiple SIM cards

2 slots

HD Voice

Yes

Positioning

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass,

BeiDou

GPS, A-GPS,
Glonass

Navigation

Turn-by-turn navigation,
Voice navigation

Yes

CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth

4.2

4.1

Wi-Fi

802.11 a,
b, g, n, ac,
dual-band

802.11 b, g, n

Mobile hotspot

Yes

USB

Yes

USB 2.0

Connector

USB TypeC
(reversible)

microUSB

Features

Mass
storage
device,
USB
charging

Mass storage device,

USB charging

Other

NFC,
DLNA,
Tethering,
Computer
sync, OTA
sync

OTHER FEATURES

Notifications

Haptic feedback,
Music ringtones
(MP3),
Polyphonic
ringtones,
Vibration, Flight
mode, Silent
mode,
Speakerphone

Haptic feedback, Music ringtones

(MP3), Polyphonic ringtones,
Vibration, Flight mode, Silent
mode, Speakerphone

Sensors

Accelerometer,
Gyroscope,
Compass, Hall

Accelerometer, Gyroscope,
Compass

Other

Voice dialing,
Voice commands,
Voice recording

Voice dialing, Voice commands,

Voice recording

AVAILABILITY
Officially announced

06 Apr 2016

15 Apr 2015