Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) vs Huawei Y9 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei Y9 Prime (2019)

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Huawei Y9 (2018)

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Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) or Huawei Y9 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) Huawei Y9 (2018)
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Release date 2019, May 2018, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.5 x 77.3 x 8.8 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 3.04 in 157.2 x 75.3 x 7.9 mm | 6.19 x 6.19 x 2.96 in
Weight 196.8 g | 6.94 oz 170 g | 6 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue Black, Gold, Blue
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.59" in 5.93" in
Screen area 106.6 cm2 90.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 76.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 391 PPI 407 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Triple 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-8 MP (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-16 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Dual
Specifications Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
2 MP, depth sensor
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-T830 MP2
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 164559
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 339
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1087
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 462
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 931
GeekBench 5 Single Core 322
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 642
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2614
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1559
GeekBench 4 Battery 2201

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro (market dependent), proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: STK-L21; STK-L22; STK-LX3

- Also known as Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus in China

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