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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-10-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 10.01 |
| 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 | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 has a score of 81, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20's 79.5 score. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Nova 9 has an older 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei Nova 9 construction is way newer, just a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Huawei Mate 20.
Huawei Mate 20 features a little sharper screen than Huawei Nova 9, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2244px resolution, a bit smaller display and a just a little lower display density. The Huawei Nova 9 and the Huawei Mate 20 both count with extremely similar processing units, and although the Huawei Mate 20 has less RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a much better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light captures and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a camera with much more megapixels.
Huawei Mate 20's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Huawei Nova 9 one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Huawei Nova 9 features a bit better battery performance than Huawei Mate 20, because it has an 8% greater battery size.
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