Huawei P10 Plus vs. Google Pixel 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P10 Plus and Google Pixel 2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P10 Plus vs. Google Pixel 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number VKY-L29 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 153.5 mm 145.7 mm Huawei P10 Plus has greater height than Google Pixel 2.
Width 74.2 mm 69.7 mm Huawei P10 Plus has greater width than Google Pixel 2.
Depth 6.98 mm 7.8 mm Huawei P10 Plus is narrower than Huawei P10 Plus.
Weight 165 g 143 g Google Pixel 2 is lighter than Huawei P10 Plus.
Body Colour Graphite black Kinda blue | Clearly white | Just black
Body Material Metal Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 2 is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP67
SAR Value 0.76 W/kg (body), 0.89 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body), 0.72 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5" Huawei P10 Plus has larger screen size than Google Pixel 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Huawei P10 Plus has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 2.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 540 ppi 441 ppi Huawei P10 Plus has better pixel density than Google Pixel 2.
Aspect Ratio - 16:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
Display Features - Always-on display, 2.5D Glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Processor Number - MSM8998
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.35 GHz Huawei P10 Plus has higher clock speed than Google Pixel 2.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 540
MEMORY Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Huawei P10 Plus has more RAM than Google Pixel 2.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei P10 Plus has more internal memory than Google Pixel 2.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Huawei P10 Plus has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 2.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes Yes
Special Effects Monochrome, RGB, Depth of field, Natural Bokeh -
Camera Modes Low-light shots, portrait mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) 3D facial detection - Huawei P10 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Hybrid Auto focus, ASPH, Leica Dual-Kamera 2.0 Pro Edition, dual SUMMILUX-H lenses, 2x Hybrid Zoom, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Dual-tone Flash, Superior low-light photography, Dynamic illumination, Flavor Studio Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.4 Huawei P10 Plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P10 Plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Leica front camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 2700 mAh Huawei P10 Plus has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 2.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei P10 Plus has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 90 min -
Standby Time 450 hours -
Talk Time 1680 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1680 min
Standby (3G): up to 399 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 450 hrs
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CELLULAR Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, RA Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP -
FEATURES Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor, Active Edge
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Fingerprint 4.0, Knuckle, HUAWEI Ultra Memory technology HD Voice, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Quick Switch function, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, RGB LED notification light, Adaptive audio amplifier, Knock Knock function, Daydream technology support, Pixel Visual Core
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes Yes
OTHERS Huawei P10 Plus Google Pixel 2
Included Accessories Headset, protective cover, power adapter, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable Quick switch adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C 18W charging plug, USB-C to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1 m
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