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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Mate 30 is slightly better than Huawei Nova 9, having a overall score of 84 against 81. Both devices we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 30 has 10 version and Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11 version. Although it's the best cellphone we compare here, the Huawei Mate 30 design is much older, heavier and just a little thicker than the Huawei Nova 9.
Huawei Mate 30 features a little bit better display than Huawei Nova 9. Both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, a display of the same size and a higher count of pixels per screen inch. The Huawei Mate 30 has a bit better processing power than Huawei Nova 9. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Huawei Mate 30 shoots slightly better photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a less megapixels back camera and a worse 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with as much memory to install games and applications as Huawei Mate 30, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit better battery performance than Huawei Mate 30, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
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