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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 8.36 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | 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 an overall score of 81, which is better than the HTC One (M8)'s 71.9 score. The Huawei Nova 9 design is newer and somewhat thinner than the HTC One (M8)'s, but it's also just a little heavier. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Nova 9 has newer 11 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version, providing the user a lot of extra features and optimized performance.
HTC One (M8) has a better screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei Nova 9 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than HTC One (M8), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei Nova 9 features a bit better processing unit than HTC One (M8), because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Nova 9 has a much longer battery performance than HTC One (M8), because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 2600mAh.
The Huawei Nova 9 shoots much better photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has a larger aperture, a way higher resolution camera in the back and a much higher video definition.
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