Huawei P9 plus vs. Honor Magic Vs

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 plus and Honor Magic Vs. 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 P9 plus vs. Honor Magic Vs Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - touch screen, dual screen
Height 152.3 mm 160.3 mm Honor Magic Vs has greater height than Huawei P9 plus.
Width 75.3 mm 72.6 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater width than Honor Magic Vs.
Depth 6.98 mm 12.9 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Huawei P9 plus.
Weight 162 g 267 g Huawei P9 plus is lighter than Huawei P9 plus.
Dimensions Details - Folded - 72.6 mm x 12.9 mm x 160.3 mm
Unfolded - 141.5 mm x 6.1 mm x 160.3 mm
Body Colour Quartz grey Black
Body Material Metal Titanium alloy
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor Magic Vs is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.78 W/kg (head), 2.63 W/kg (limb)
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
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED OLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Inward folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 7.9" Honor Magic Vs has larger screen size than Huawei P9 plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2272 x 1984 pixels Honor Magic Vs has better screen resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 10.3:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic Vs has better colour depth than Huawei P9 plus.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR - Yes Honor Magic Vs has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Honor Full View Display, 1920Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 6.45"
Second Display Resolution - 2560 x 1080 pixels
Second Display Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 7.9 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2272 x 1984 pixels
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 3 GHz Honor Magic Vs has higher clock speed than Huawei P9 plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
RAM 4 GB 12 GB Honor Magic Vs has more RAM than Huawei P9 plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 512 GB Honor Magic Vs has more internal memory than Huawei P9 plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor Magic Vs has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.9 Honor Magic Vs has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic Vs has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 27 mm -
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Pro mode, RAW mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Capture smiles, Aperture mode, Filter mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, Movie Mode
Light Source Dual flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Enhanced AI Photography
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic Vs has better second camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.0
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic Vs has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 30x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Magic Vs has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.45 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Capture smiles, Mirror reflection, Filter mode, High-res
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 2520 x 1080
Camera Features (Front) - Gesture control
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.45
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 5000 mAh Honor Magic Vs has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9 plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic Vs has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 46 min
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic Vs has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 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 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 -
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 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Phone Functions 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Knuckle 2.0 MIMO technology, OTG Reverse Charge, HONOR Connect, gearless hinge
OTHERS Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic Vs
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - USB 3.1
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