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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-10-20 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 has a score of 81, which is a little bit better than Google Pixel's overall score of 80.2. Huawei Nova 9's body is extremely newer and a little thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Google Pixel. The Google Pixel has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater amount of pixels in each display inch.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with as much storage capacity to install games and applications as Google Pixel, they have the same internal memory. The Huawei Nova 9 has a bit superior CPU than Google Pixel, because it has 4 GB more RAM and more CPU cores. Huawei Nova 9 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a larger aperture to capture better photos in low-light environments and a way more mega-pixels camera.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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