Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P9 and Realme 8. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 145 mm | 160.6 mm | Realme 8 has greater height than Huawei P9. |
| Width | 70.9 mm | 73.9 mm | Realme 8 has greater width than Huawei P9. |
| Depth | 6.95 mm | 7.99 mm | Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9. |
| Weight | 144 g | 177 g | Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9. |
| Body Colour | Titanium grey | Cyber black | Cyber silver | |
| Body Material | Aerospace-grade aluminium | - | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | - | |
| SAR Value | 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 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 | Realme 8 |
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| Display Type | LCD display | OLED display | |
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| Display Technology | IPS | Super AMOLED | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 5.2" | 6.4" | Realme 8 has larger screen size than Huawei P9. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels | Realme 8 has better screen resolution than Huawei P9. |
| Display Format | Full HD | Full HD+ | |
| Pixel Density | 423 ppi | 409 ppi | Huawei P9 has better pixel density than Realme 8. |
| Max Brightness | - | 1000 cd/m² | |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | - | |
| Display Features | 2.5D curved glass | 180Hz sampling rate | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | 2.5D Arc Glass | - |
| PROCESSOR | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 955 | MediaTek Helio G95 | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.05 GHz | Huawei P9 has higher clock speed than Realme 8. |
| 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) | - | ARM Mali-G76 |
| MEMORY | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| RAM | 3 GB | LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB | Realme 8 has more RAM than Huawei P9. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 32 GB | 64 GB | Realme 8 has more internal memory than Huawei P9. |
| Memory Interface | - | UFS 2.1 | |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | - | microSD |
| CAMERA | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 2 | 4 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 12 Megapixel | 64 Megapixel | Realme 8 has better camera resolution than Huawei P9. |
| Sensor Type | BSI-CMOS | - | |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.2 | F/1.79 | Realme 8 has better lens aperture than Huawei P9. |
| Lens Construction | - | 6-element | |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Special Effects | - | HDR, dynamic bokeh effect, Neon Portrait | |
| Camera Modes | - | Expert Mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Ultra Macro Mode, Filter mode, Super nightscape, Ultra Wide Mode, Starry mode, AI colour portrait video, Dual-View Video, Panorama View, Tilt-shift mode | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face recognition | Realme 8 has face detection. |
| Light Source | Dual LED flash | 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, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | - | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Beauty mode with AI, AI scene recognition, Chrome boost, UIS Video Stabilisation, UIS Max Video stabilisation |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | 12 Megapixel | 8 Megapixel | Huawei P9 has better second camera resolution than Realme 8. |
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| Lens Type (2nd Camera) | - | Ultra wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) | - | F/2.25 | |
| Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) | - | 5-element | |
| Field of View (2nd Camera) | - | 119 degree(s) |
| THIRD CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) | - | 2 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) | - | F/2.4 | |
| Camera Functions (3rd Camera) | - | Macro camera | |
| Camera Features (3rd Camera) | - | 4cm focal distance |
| FOURTH CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) | - | 2 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Aperture (4th Camera) | - | F/2.4 | |
| Camera Functions (4th Camera) | - | B&W lens |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 16 Megapixel | Realme 8 has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9. |
| Sensor Name (Front) | - | Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor | |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.4 | F/2.45 | Huawei P9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9. |
| Lens Element Qty (Front) | - | 5-element | |
| Special Effects (Front) | - | HDR, Bokeh effect | |
| Camera Modes (Front) | - | Portrait mode, AI Beauty, Filter mode, Super nightscape, Panorama View | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | - | Face recognition | Realme 8 has face detection. |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps | |
| Camera Features (Front) | - | UIS video stabilisation |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 3000 mAh | 5000 mAh | Realme 8 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | - | Dart Charge | Realme 8 has fast charging technology. |
| Recharge Time (Charging Time) | - | 65 min | |
| Standby Time | 566 hours | 40 days | Realme 8 has longer standby time than Huawei P9. |
| 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 | Realme 8 |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 4G | Both phones have the same mobile network generation. |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android 11 | |
| User Interface | HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 | Realme UI 2.0 | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | |
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| 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 8, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 | |
| 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 900, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 | |
| Wireless Interface | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | - |
| MEDIA | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI | - | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 | - |
| FEATURES | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| 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 | |
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| Sensors | Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor | Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor, light sensor | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader (under display) | |
| Additional Phone Features | IMAGEsmart 5.0 | - |
| OTHERS | Huawei P9 | Realme 8 |
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| Included Accessories | Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable | Protective cover, screen protection film, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable |
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