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Huawei P10 Plus vs. iPhone 8: Features Weighed In

By Abe Narra | Feb 21, 2017 08:50 AM EST

The year 2017 will see two smartphones anticipated by a lot of consumers and tech-savvy people. Huawei P10 Plus and iPhone 8 are going head-on-head with the sales they are about to get.

With two options for consumers, which one should be bought by the people? Take these things into considerations.

Design

Mobilesmspk said in their comparison that the Huawei P10 Plus will feature a rear fingerprint scanner and a physical home button. Leaked photos also show that it could have a dual-curved display like the Samsung phones.

In a previous report, the physical home button on the iPhone 8 will be removed and instead will be replaced by a function area like the touch bar on the 2016 MacBook Pro. It is also suggested that iPhone 8 will have an all-glass design.

Display

The Huawei P10 Plus, according to an article posted by Zakshow, will feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD display. The iPhone 8 will have an almost bezel-less screen, 5.8 inches big excluding the function area.

Platform

The Huawei P10 Plus is reported to run on highly-anticipated Android 7.0 Nougat and equipped with Kirin 960 processor. For the iPhone 8, there is no new information yet released by Apple.

Internal Memory

The Huawei P10 Plus is expected to have a 6 GB of internal memory coupled with 4 GB RAM variant and a 128 GB with 6 GB RAM. On the other hand, the iPhone 8's internal memory specification is still unknown.

Camera

Rumors say the Huawei P10 Plus is said to have an excellent camera module equipped with Leica branded 12 MP dual-lens camera and an 8 MP front camera. So far, there are no new updates on the iPhone 8's camera.

Battery

The Huawei P10 Plus is rumored to have a 3,100 mAh battery. Recent leaks show that the iPhone 8 will have a 2,700 mAh L-shaped 2-cell battery pack.

Features

Rumors on the Huawei P10 Plus is that they are having "the most high-end" smartphone security features and an iris scanner. The iPhone 8 will have new biometric technologies, facial recognition, and iris scanning. Previous reports also suggest that the iPhone 8 will have quick and wireless charging.

Price

According to Express, the Huawei P10 Plus costs $726 for the 64 GB variant and $828 the 128 GB variant. Meanwhile, the iPhone 8 is expected to cost at around $1,000 plus.

The Huawei P10 will be launched at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Words about iPhone 8's launch are yet to come.

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