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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a general score of 79.3, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 2's general score of 74.2. The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a noticeably newer device than the Huawei nova 2, although it is notably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with HarmonyOS 2 operating system, while Huawei nova 2 comes with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and Huawei nova 2 both count with quite similar screens, because although the Huawei nova 9 Pro has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1236 x 2676 pixels and a lot bigger screen. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low light captures, it also counts with a way better video definition and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features improved battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 36 percent more battery size.
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