Huawei P9 vs. Honor 70

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Honor 70. 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 vs. Honor 70 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Honor 70
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 161.4 mm Honor 70 has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 73.3 mm Honor 70 has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 6.95 mm 7.91 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 178 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Midnight black | Emerald Green | Crystal silver
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 70 is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.79 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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Honor 70
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.67" Honor 70 has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Honor 70 has better screen resolution than Huawei P9.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 423 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:09
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor 70 has better colour depth than Huawei P9.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass FullView Display, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, dual-curve display, Super Curved Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Honor 70
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Huawei P9 Honor 70
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Honor 70 has more RAM than Huawei P9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor 70 has more internal memory than Huawei P9.
CAMERA Huawei P9 Honor 70
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor 70 has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.9 Honor 70 has better lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR, Portrait bokeh
Camera Modes - Night mode, Super Macro Mode, Ultra Wide-angle, Solo Cut mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Subject-Tracking Auto-Focus, Super Sensing Camera, Instant All-Pixel Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor 70 has better second camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
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) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 70 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode, Portrait with HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor 70 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 2520 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 Honor 70
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4800 mAh Honor 70 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 70 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 566 hours -
Talk Time 1980 minutes -
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
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei P9 Honor 70
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 70 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Honor 70
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, 5G NR, TD-LTE
2G Band 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 -
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 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles - SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 Honor 70
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI 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, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - HONOR Histen
FEATURES Huawei P9 Honor 70
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, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 MIMO technology, Fast Charging, GPU Turbo technology, OTG Reverse Charge
OTHERS Huawei P9 Honor 70
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
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