Huawei P9 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

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Comparing the Huawei P9 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus 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 Apple iPhone 7 Plus runs at 2.34 GHz, making Huawei P9 the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Huawei P9 offers 5.2 inches, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Huawei P9 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei P9 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei P9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 7 MP, making Huawei P9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei P9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 2900 mAh, making Huawei P9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei P9 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Huawei P9 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus equally at 8.


User Rating: Huawei P9 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016
07 Oct, 2016
03 Jul, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Apple A10 Fusion
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, LPDDR5X
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
No Shake Cam Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
7 MP
12 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2900 mAh
5000 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
128 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Outstanding cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Sleek build quality
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • New iOS 10 features
  • Water resistance
  • Capable dual cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • No OIS or 4K video recording
  • Expensive
  • Same design as before
  • Lacks a 3.5mm headset socket
  • Jet black model is prone to scratches
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(835 ratings)
4.5/5
(31,711 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
845,601
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
11h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
Jun 30, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
iOS v10
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955
Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 LPDDR5X

Processor

Octa core

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

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

N/A
M10 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
16 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
PowerVR GT7600 Plus
Adreno 710

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
845,601

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
25.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
948
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
20:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 %
67.51 %
86.58 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

145 mm
158.2 mm
162.4 mm

Width

70.9 mm
77.9 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.3 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

144 grams
188 grams
200 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
12 MP
12 MP
Telephoto Camera56 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4608 x 2592 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2900 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)
Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
11h 00m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
1h 13m 14s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No
Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

N/A
No
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A

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