Huawei P9 vs. Honor 8S

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Honor 8S. 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. Honor 8S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Honor 8S
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 147.13 mm Honor 8S has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 70.78 mm Huawei P9 has greater width than Honor 8S.
Depth 6.95 mm 8.45 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 146 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Gold | Black | Blue
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium Dual-Texture Body
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body), 0.5 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Honor 8S
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.71" Honor 8S has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1520 x 720 pixels Huawei P9 has better screen resolution than Honor 8S.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 423 ppi 294 ppi Huawei P9 has better pixel density than Honor 8S.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass FullView Display, Dewdrop Notch Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Honor 8S
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6761
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2 GHz Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Honor 8S.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei P9 has higher processor core quantity than Honor 8S.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei P9 Honor 8S
RAM 3 GB 2 GB Huawei P9 has more RAM than Honor 8S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Huawei P9 Honor 8S
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 8S has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor 8S has better lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes - Low-light shots, Bokeh Mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4208 x 3120
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei P9 has better front camera resolution than Honor 8S.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Honor 8S has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) - AI Beautify
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 2592 x 1936
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Intelligent beautification
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 Honor 8S
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3020 mAh Honor 8S has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
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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CELLULAR Huawei P9 Honor 8S
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 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 EMUI 9.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Honor 8S
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 850, 900
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 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
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 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Huawei P9 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P9 Honor 8S
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Huawei P9 Honor 8S
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
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 Face Unlock
OTHERS Huawei P9 Honor 8S
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Power adapter
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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