Huawei P9 vs. Fairphone 3+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Fairphone 3+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P9 vs. Fairphone 3+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 158 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 71.8 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 6.95 mm 9.83 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 189 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Black
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head) 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.65" Fairphone 3+ has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Fairphone 3+ has better screen resolution than Huawei P9.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 423 ppi 427 ppi Fairphone 3+ has better pixel density than Huawei P9.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 1.8 GHz Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Fairphone 3+.
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) - Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Fairphone 3+ has more RAM than Huawei P9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Fairphone 3+ has more internal memory than Huawei P9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name - Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.79 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - HDR
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions - 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.1"
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Fairphone 3+ has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) - Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3040 mAh Fairphone 3+ has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 3.5 hour(s)
Standby Time 566 hours 300 hours Huawei P9 has longer standby time than Fairphone 3+.
Talk Time 1980 minutes 1200 minutes Huawei P9 has longer battery life when making calls than Fairphone 3+.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
Talk: up to 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
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 6, 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 13, Band 20, Band 26
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, 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 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI AAC, AIFF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), WMA v10, WMA v9, WMA Lossless 9, WMA 10 Pro, ALAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9
FEATURES Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
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, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS Huawei P9 Fairphone 3+
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Mini screwdriver
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