Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS is just a bit better than the Huawei Nova 9, having a global score of 84.2 against 81. IPhone XS is a much older and just a little bit heavier phone than the Huawei Nova 9, but Apple managed to make it a little bit thinner anyway. Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has 2 less CPU cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPhone XS features a better screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels per display inch and a little bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels. The Huawei Nova 9 has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, because it has more internal storage.
Huawei Nova 9 features a much better battery life than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh. Huawei Nova 9 has a bit better camera than iPhone XS, because although it has worse video frame rate and a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
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