Google Nexus 6P 32GB vs Huawei P9

Comparing the Google Nexus 6P 32GB vs Huawei P9 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Google Nexus 6P 32GB runs at 2.0 GHz, making Huawei P9 the better performer.

Display: Google Nexus 6P 32GB offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Huawei P9 offers 5.2 inches, making Google Nexus 6P 32GB the larger display of the two. Google Nexus 6P 32GB features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei P9's IPS LCD, making Google Nexus 6P 32GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Google Nexus 6P 32GB and Huawei P9 feature a 12.3 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Google Nexus 6P 32GB and Huawei P9 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Google Nexus 6P 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3450 mAh, while Huawei P9 offers 3000 mAh, making Google Nexus 6P 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Google Nexus 6P 32GB and Huawei P9 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Expert Review: Google Nexus 6P 32GB receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Huawei P9 is rated 8.

User Rating: Google Nexus 6P 32GB and Huawei P9 both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

Google Nexus 6P 32GB

₹39,999

(Out of Stock)

Huawei P9

₹39,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

73%

72%

Release Date

21 Oct, 2015

17 Aug, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 810	HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


12.3 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera
N/A	12 MP Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP

Battery


3450 mAh	3000 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB

Expert Review

9.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Premium aluminium body
Impressive display
Vanilla software experience with several useful fe
Loaded hardware

Outstanding cameras
Decent performance
Sleek build quality

Cons

Software doesn't take advantage of the big screen
Lacks Optical Image Stabilisation
USB Type-C is yet to become a norm

Average battery life
No OIS or 4K video recording
Expensive

User Ratings

4.5/5

(4,366 ratings)

4.5/5

(835 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 21, 2015

(Official)

Aug 17, 2016

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

Stock

EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

HiSilicon Kirin 955

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

20 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430

Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

3 GB	3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

515 ppi

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.1 %

72.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

159.3 mm

145 mm

Width

77.8 mm

70.9 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

178 grams

144 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

12.3 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/2.3" sensor size Exmor-R CMOS image sensor 1.55µm pixel size

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI

N/A

12 MP

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4048 x 3040 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
HD @240 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3450 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope