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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has a general score of 81, which is much better than Honor 9X Pro's 71.9 score. The Huawei Nova 9 is a newer device, and it is also lighter and somewhat thinner than the Honor 9X Pro. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Nova 9 has a more recent 11 version while Honor 9X Pro has Android 10, so it provides the user a couple additional features and optimized performance.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a bit more powerful processor than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM memory. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a display that's very similar to the Honor 9X Pro one, both of them have a display of the same size, the same exact 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei Nova 9 and Honor 9X Pro both count with very similar cameras, because although the Huawei Nova 9 has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a camera with more mega pixels. Honor 9X Pro has a much better storage to install applications and games than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Nova 9 features just a bit longer battery performance than Honor 9X Pro, because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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