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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
| 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 Nova 9 is much better than the Huawei Mate 9, having an 81 score against 73.4. The Huawei Nova 9 is a just a little bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 9, but both of them are equally thin. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit better display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little larger display, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit more pixels per inch of display.
Huawei Mate 9 counts with a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Nova 9 has a bit better processor than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei Nova 9 has a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a larger aperture and a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels. Huawei Nova 9 has just a little better battery performance than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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