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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-20 | 2020-05-08 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 440 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro is slightly better than the Huawei P Smart (2020), getting a general score of 79.3 against 77.5. The Huawei nova 9 Pro design is newer and just a little thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Huawei P Smart (2020). Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS, while Huawei P Smart (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit better display than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a slightly better 1236 x 2676px resolution, a quite larger display and a little bit higher screen pixels density. Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little bit better performance than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM.
Huawei P Smart (2020) features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei P Smart (2020) also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Huawei nova 9 Pro takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher 50 mega-pixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with superior battery performance than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
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