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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3, getting a 79.3 score against 76.3. Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Huawei nova 3 comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. Huawei nova 9 Pro's design is incredibly newer, but just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei nova 3.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei nova 3, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1236 x 2676, a little bit higher pixel amount in each display inch and a little bit bigger screen. Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit superior CPU than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei nova 3 has a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a worse (4K) video resolution and a back camera with a way worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light captures and videos.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a bit better battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 7% greater battery size.
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