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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2018-09-12 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| 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
Huawei nova 9 Pro is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, having a score of 79.3 against 76.2. Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Huawei Mate 20 lite works with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. Although the Huawei nova 9 Pro is notably newer than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, it's a bit heavier and just a little thicker.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit better CPU than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a little bit larger screen, a little higher resolution of 1236 x 2676 and a just a bit greater pixels density.
Huawei Mate 20 lite features a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a much worse video quality and a back camera with a lot worse 20 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and video. The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little better battery performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 7 percent bigger battery capacity.
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