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Huawei P9 Plus

Huawei P9 Plus

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Yota YotaPhone 3

Yota YotaPhone 3

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Category Breakdown

Huawei P9 Plus
Yota YotaPhone 3
Performance
60.362.5
Camera
42.442.4
Display
79.579.5
Battery
43.543.5
Build
79.879.8
Overall
59.159.7

Summary

  • The Huawei P9 Plus features a glass front and aluminum back, providing a premium build quality, while the Yota YotaPhone 3 uses Gorilla Glass 4 on both the front and back, making it slightly more durable.
  • Both phones have a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, but the P9 Plus has a Super AMOLED panel.
  • In terms of performance, the P9 Plus is powered by the Kirin 955 chipset with a higher clock speed, while the YotaPhone 3 utilizes the Snapdragon 625.
  • Both devices have a 12 MP rear camera, but the YotaPhone 3 offers a wider aperture at f/1.9 for better low-light performance, and it has a 13 MP selfie camera compared to the P9 Plus's 8 MP.
  • The P9 Plus has a slightly larger 3400 mAh battery compared to the YotaPhone 3's 3300 mAh, and both support 18W charging.
  • Software-wise, the P9 Plus runs on Android 6 (upgradable to 7), while the YotaPhone 3 comes with Android 7.1.1, but lacks stereo speakers and a headphone jack, which the P9 Plus includes.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Huawei P9 Plus
Yota YotaPhone 3

General

Release Date

2016
2017

Announced

2016
2017

Description

Versions: VIE-L09 (Single SIM); VIE-L29 (Dual SIM)
Also known as Yota3

Display

Size

5.5"
5.5"

Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

PPI

1080
1080

Refresh Rate

60Hz
60Hz

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A

HDR Support

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Chipset

Kirin 955 (16 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 506

Memory

32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
No

Camera

Main Camera

12 MP
12 MP

Main Camera Details

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
12 MP, f/1.9, AF

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP

Front Camera Details

8 MP, f/1.9, AF
13 MP, f/2.2

Video Recording

1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps
N/A

OIS

Night Mode

RAW Support

Battery

Capacity

3400 mAh
3300 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

18W wired, 38% in 30 min
18W wired

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Design

Dimensions

152.3 x 75.3 x 7 mm (6.00 x 2.96 x 0.28 in)
153.6 x 75.2 x 7.9 mm (6.05 x 2.96 x 0.31 in)

Weight

162 g
170 g

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A

Colors

Haze Gold, Quartz Grey, Ceramic White
Black

Foldable

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

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

5G

4G

WiFi

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

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP, LE
4.2, A2DP, LE

NFC

USB

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
GPS, GLONASS

Software

Operating System

Android 6 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7 (Nougat), EMUI 5
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), Yota 3

OS Version

Android 6 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7 (Nougat), EMUI 5
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), Yota 3

Security

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

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

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes

Audio Jack

Yes
No