Huawei P9 plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 plus and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro. 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. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G736B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 152.3 mm 168.8 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has greater height than Huawei P9 plus.
Width 75.3 mm 79.9 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has greater width than Huawei P9 plus.
Depth 6.98 mm 9.9 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Huawei P9 plus.
Weight 162 g 235 g Huawei P9 plus is lighter than Huawei P9 plus.
Body Colour Quartz grey Black
Body Material Metal -
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head) 1.229 W/kg (body), 1.48 W/kg (head), 2.96 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Pogo Pin
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED PLS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.6" Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei P9 plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2408 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Number - SM7325
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz Huawei P9 plus has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro.
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 642L
MEMORY Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more RAM than Huawei P9 plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei P9 plus.
User Memory - 101.5 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 27 mm -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Camera Modes Pro mode, RAW mode -
Light Source Dual flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera Barcode Scanner
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P9 plus has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.2 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 4050 mAh Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9 plus.
Talk Time - 2640 minutes
Run Time Details - Active online usage (LTE): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 18 hrs
Playback (video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 115 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 2640 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 One UI
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
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
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, 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 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X53 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology
FEATURES Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
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, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Knuckle 2.0 Push-to-talk mode, Glove mode, Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support, software updates E-FOTA (Enterprise Firmware Over-the-Air), removable battery, 5 years of Security Updates, 2 programmable buttons, Knox Capture
OTHERS Huawei P9 plus Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter -
Compliant Standards - IP68, MIL-STD 810H
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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