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| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-10-18 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 194.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is a bit better than Google Pixel 3 XL, with an 81 score against 80.7. Huawei Nova 9 is a a little bit lighter phone than the Google Pixel 3 XL, but both are equally thin. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit superior CPU than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM memory.
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a better pixels amount in each inch in the screen. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Nova 9 captures much clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for capturing images and videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
Huawei Nova 9 features superior battery performance than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity.
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