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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-10-20 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 overall score. Huawei Nova 9 is a a little bit lighter cellphone than the Huawei Mate 8, but both of them are 0.31inches thick. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a little bit greater pixels density and a bit larger screen. The Huawei Mate 8 features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei Mate 8 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a much better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a camera with much more mega-pixels, a much higher (4K) video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture.
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