Phone Comparison - Huawei P9 vs Huawei Mate 9 vs Honor 9i

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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Honor
Announced April 2016 November 2016 October 2017
Status Available - April 2016 Available - November 2016 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 39,999 ($588.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 51,500 ($770.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($276.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various White, Gold, Graphite, Brown, Pink, Black Obsidian Black, Streamer Gold and Aurora Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm
(5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
(6.15 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI 5.0 EMUI 5.1
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955 Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G71 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 3/4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.9 inches 5.99 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% 77.67% 78.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP & 20 MP Dual 16 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27 mm, 1.25 µm Pixel Size, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 3340 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -