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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is slightly better than the Huawei Nova 9, having a score of 82.7 against 81. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11 version, counting with some extra features and some performance improvements. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design body is a bit thinner and a bit lighter than Huawei Nova 9, although it was released 5 years before.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a bit superior CPU than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per inch of display and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution.
Huawei Nova 9 features a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a larger camera aperture and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Huawei Nova 9 has just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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