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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 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 |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, getting a score of 81 against 75.6. These devices have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Nova 9 has the previous 11 version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei Nova 9 body is much newer, way lighter and just a bit thinner than Huawei Mate 20 X.
The Huawei Nova 9 and Huawei Mate 20 X count with extremely similar CPUs, and although the Huawei Nova 9 has more RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Huawei Nova 9 has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels number in each display inch and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Huawei Mate 20 X and Huawei Nova 9 count with really similar storage capacity to install applications and games, both have the same 128 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 20 X counts with superior battery duration than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 16% more battery size. The Huawei Nova 9 takes greater pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a tinier camera aperture, they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate.
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