Huawei P8 vs. Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P8 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus. 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 P8 vs. Apple iPhone 7 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A1784
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.9 mm 158.2 mm Apple iPhone 7 Plus has greater height than Huawei P8.
Width 72.1 mm 77.9 mm Apple iPhone 7 Plus has greater width than Huawei P8.
Depth 6.4 mm 7.3 mm Huawei P8 is narrower than Huawei P8.
Weight 144 g 188 g Huawei P8 is lighter than Huawei P8.
Body Colour Mystic champagne | Titanium grey | Champagne gold Silver | Rose gold | Black | Gold | Jet black
Body Material Metal 7000 Series aluminium
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 7 Plus is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP67
Repairability Index - 6.4 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.72 W/kg (body), 0.473 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Retina HD display with IPS technology
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.5" Apple iPhone 7 Plus has larger screen size than Huawei P8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 424 ppi 401 ppi Huawei P8 has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Max Brightness - 625 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1300:1
Display Features - Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
PROCESSOR Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 930 Apple A10 Fusion - with M10 motion
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 -
MEMORY Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
RAM 3 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Apple iPhone 7 Plus has more internal memory than Huawei P8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P8 has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus has better lens aperture than Huawei P8.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - Depth of field
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode, selfie mode Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Body and face detection Apple iPhone 7 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual flash Quad LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Sapphire crystal lens cover, Focus Pixels, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.8
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Capture depth information
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 7 Megapixel Huawei P8 has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Timer mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Body and face detection Apple iPhone 7 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2680 mAh -
Standby Time - 384 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 384 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 60 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 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 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Communication Features Mobile Email client, Internet browser -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MOV, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8 AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V
FEATURES Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M10 motion coprocessor, HomeKit, Night Shift
OTHERS Huawei P8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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