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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-12 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, having an 81 score against 76.2. Even though Huawei Nova 9 is extremely newer than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, it is just a bit thicker and just a bit heavier. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Nova 9 has older 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Huawei Mate 20 lite features a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Huawei Mate 20 lite features a bigger storage to install applications and games than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a little better performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 15 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a much better camera than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and video, it also counts with a way better 50 megapixels resolution back camera and a lot better video quality.
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