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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-10-25 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is better than the Huawei nova 2i, getting a global score of 81 against 72.4. Even though Huawei Nova 9 is way newer than the Huawei nova 2i, it's a little heavier and just a little bit thicker. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Nova 9 has an older 11 version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The Huawei nova 2i features just a bit better display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater count of pixels per inch in the display. Huawei Nova 9 counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Huawei Nova 9 counts with improved battery life than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
The Huawei Nova 9 captures way better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a way better resolution camera and a much better video quality.
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