Huawei P10 vs. Huawei P10 Plus vs. P9: What’s the difference?

“How will the P10 build on the tremendous success of the P9?,” said Richard Yu, CEO of the Huawei Consumer Business Group during the Huawei’s keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress. Well, with the P10, Huawei is focussed on a global launch and plans to compete on high-end specs, low price and an array of colours.

It’s currently unclear if Canadians will receive the Huawei P10, however, it’s always important to know what manufacturers are building.

The P10 sports a 5.1-inch FHD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5, powered by a Kirin 960 chipset. One of the main features is its camera, which is a Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 and sports a 20MP monochrome and 12MP RGB rear shooter. The P10 is also only 6.98 mm thick and weighs 145 grams.

Huawei says the P10 will be available in Ceramic White, Dazzling Gold, Prestige Gold, Graphite Black, Rose Gold and Mystic Silver. Below is a comparison of the P10, the 5.5-inch P10 Plus, and the P9 from 2016.

Specs

Huawei P10

Huawei P10 Plus

Huawei P9

Display

5.1-inch FHD, 2.5D glass, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

5.5-inch, WQHD display, 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 aspect ratio

5.2 inch (1080x1920 resolution, 423 ppi)

Processor

Kirin 960  (64-bit), Octa-core (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53)

Kirin 960

1.8GHz octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 955 processor

RAM

4GB

4GB of RAM

3GB

Storage

32GB

64GB

64 GB

Dimensions

145.3 x 69.3 x 7 mm

153.5 x 74.2 x 6.98 mm

145 x 70.9 x 7 mm

Weight

145g

165g

144g

Rear Facing Camera

Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 20MP monochrome & 12MP RGB, SUMMARIT-H F/2.2, OIS

20-megapixel + 12-megapixel (OIS)

Dual 12MP, f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

Front Facing Camera

Leica 8MP, F/1.9

8-megapixel (f/1.9)

8MP, f/2.4, 1080p

OS

Android 7.0

Android 7.0 Nougat

Android 6.0

Battery

3,200 mAh with Huawei SuperCharge

3,750mAh

3000 mAh battery non-removable

Network Connectivity

Works with all Canadian carrier networks, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, NFC

GSM/HSPA/LTE

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), B41 - EVA-L29

Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

SIM Type

nano SIM

nano SIM

nano SIM

Launch Date

February 26, 2017

February 26, 2017

April 1, 2016

Misc

USB Type-C, not water resistant, NFC. Colours: Black and Prestige Gold colours are available through Canadian carriers.

Colours: black | USB Type-C, not water resistant, NFC. is available through Canadian carriers.

Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue