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

