Huawei P9 plus vs. OnePlus Nord 2T

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 plus and OnePlus Nord 2T. 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. OnePlus Nord 2T Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.3 mm 159.1 mm OnePlus Nord 2T has greater height than Huawei P9 plus.
Width 75.3 mm 73.2 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater width than OnePlus Nord 2T.
Depth 6.98 mm 8.2 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Huawei P9 plus.
Weight 162 g 190 g Huawei P9 plus is lighter than Huawei P9 plus.
Body Colour Quartz grey Shadow grey
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Repairability Index - 7.6 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head) 1.2 W/kg (body), 0.94 W/kg (head), 2.61 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 OnePlus Nord 2T
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.43" OnePlus Nord 2T has larger screen size than Huawei P9 plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels OnePlus Nord 2T has better screen resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 409 ppi OnePlus Nord 2T has better pixel density than Huawei P9 plus.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
HDR - Yes OnePlus Nord 2T has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch Wide colour display (P3), Dark mode, sRGB support, AI colour enhancement, ambient display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 MediaTek Dimensity 1300
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 3 GHz OnePlus Nord 2T 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 ARM Mali-G77 MC9
MEMORY Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 12 GB OnePlus Nord 2T has more RAM than Huawei P9 plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB OnePlus Nord 2T has more internal memory than Huawei P9 plus.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel OnePlus Nord 2T has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX766 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 OnePlus Nord 2T has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) OnePlus Nord 2T has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 27 mm -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Pro mode, RAW mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode, Dual-View Video
Light Source Dual flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 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, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 480 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), AI Scene Enhancement, AI hightlight video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P9 plus has better second camera resolution than OnePlus Nord 2T.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Monochrome
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel OnePlus Nord 2T has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony IMX615 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.4 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Group Shot 2.0
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 4500 mAh OnePlus Nord 2T has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9 plus.
Fast Charging Technology - SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology OnePlus Nord 2T has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus Nord 2T has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OxygenOS (based on Android 12)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 800
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 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 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, 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 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 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, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500
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
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), apt-X, LDAC, ALAC, Vorbis, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9, HEIF, HEIC
Sound Enhancements - Dirac sound technologies
FEATURES Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, SAR sensor, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Knuckle 2.0 Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS Huawei P9 plus OnePlus Nord 2T
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), protective case, SuperVOOC 80W power adapter
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