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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 189.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 10 Lite's 74.2 overall score. Huawei Nova 9's design is newer, but just a bit thicker and just a little bit heavier than the Huawei Mate 10 Lite. The Huawei Nova 9 features a bit superior processor than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 10 Lite features a little sharper screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a bit greater pixel count in each display inch. Huawei Nova 9 shoots way better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, because it has a bigger camera aperture, a lot better resolution camera and a way better video quality.
Huawei Mate 10 Lite has just a bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei Nova 9 has superior battery duration than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, because it has a 29% bigger battery capacity.
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