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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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 Pro has a score of 79.3, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 X's 75.6 score. Huawei nova 9 Pro's design is newer, a little thinner and lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with HarmonyOS 2 operating system, while Huawei Mate 20 X counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Huawei nova 9 Pro's processing unit is very similar to Huawei Mate 20 X's CPU, and although the Huawei nova 9 Pro has 2 GB more RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1236 x 2676 resolution and more pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei nova 9 Pro shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures, they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates. The Huawei nova 9 Pro's memory for apps and games is just as good as Huawei Mate 20 X's one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 20 X features better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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