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Honor 8

#3333

Huawei P9

#2980

Category Breakdown

Honor 8

Huawei P9

Performance

71.272.4

Camera

37.837.8

Display

58.973.1

Battery

24.224.2

Build

77.076.2

Connectivity

64.466.3

Audio

8.98.9

Overall

41.944.7

Summary

The Honor 8 and Huawei P9 both feature a 5.2-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, but the P9 uses IPS-NEO technology, which may offer slightly improved color accuracy.
In terms of performance, the P9 is equipped with the Kirin 955 chipset, providing a marginally faster CPU compared to the Kirin 950 in the Honor 8.
Both devices have dual 12 MP rear cameras with similar specifications, but the P9 has a wider 27mm lens compared to the 35mm on the Honor 8.
Battery capacity is identical at 3000 mAh with 18W charging, while both run Android with different EMUI versions, with the Honor 8 being upgradable to Android 8.0 and the P9 to 7.0.
Build quality is comparable, though the P9 is slightly lighter and has an aluminum back versus the glass back of the Honor 8.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Honor 8

Huawei P9

General

Release Date

2016

Announced

2016

Description

Versions: FRD-L09, FRD-L19 (Europe, Global); FRD-L14 (USA); FRD-L04 (USA, Canada); FRD-AL00 (Hong Kong, China, USA); FRD-TL00 (China); FRD-AL10 (China)

Versions: EVA-L09 (EU, LATAM, India, Global Single SIM); EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Global Dual SIM)

Display

Size

5.2"

Type

IPS LCD

IPS-NEO LCD

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)

PPI

1080

Refresh Rate

60Hz

HDR Support

✗

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Chipset

Kirin 950 (16 nm)

Kirin 955 (16 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)

Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU

Mali-T880 MP4

Memory

32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM

32GB 3GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09), 64GB 4GB RAM (EVA-L29)

Expandable Storage

✗

Card Slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Camera

Main Camera

12 MP, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9", 1.25µm

12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm

Main Camera Features

Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Laser AF, Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR

Front Camera

8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm

8 MP, f/2.4

Front Camera Features

N/A

Video Recording

1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps

Optical Stabilization

✗

Night Mode

✗

Raw Photo Support

✗

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

18W wired, 47% in 30 min

18W wired, 44% in 30 min

Fast Charging

✗

Wireless Charging

✗

Build & Safety

Dimensions

145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)

145 x 70.9 x 7 mm (5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)

Weight

153 g

144 g

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame

Colors

Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold

Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue

Foldable

✗

SAR

N/A

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

✗

✓

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

4.2, A2DP, LE

NFC

✓

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

USB Type-C

IR Blaster

✗

Headphone Jack

✓

Radio

✗

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Audio

Stereo Speakers

✗

Loudspeaker

Yes

Audio Jack

Yes

Software & Security

Operating System

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4.1

Fingerprint

✓

Face Unlock

✗

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass