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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Nokia |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-03-03 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Nokia 9 PureView has a general score of 76.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9's score of 73.4. Nokia 9 PureView's body has the same thickness than Huawei Mate 9, but it's just a bit lighter. Nokia 9 PureView has a better display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px, more pixels per inch of display and a bit bigger screen.
Huawei Mate 9 features a little bit better memory capacity to install games and applications than Nokia 9 PureView, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Nokia 9 PureView counts with a bit faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Nokia 9 PureView also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Nokia 9 PureView has a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a 12 MP camera in the back, the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, the Nokia 9 PureView also has a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and video and a larger sensor which gives a higher image and video quality.
Huawei Mate 9 has better battery lifetime than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery capacity.
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