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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.11 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has a general score of 81, which is a little bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021)'s score of 79.2. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Nova 9 has a newer 11 version and Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10, so it provides some nice extra features and performance optimizations. Huawei Nova 9 is a newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Huawei P Smart (2021).
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a display that is just as good as the screen in Huawei Nova 9, although the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a bit larger screen, a just a bit better screen pixels density and a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Huawei P Smart (2021) has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM memory. Huawei P Smart (2021) has improved battery duration than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The Huawei P Smart (2021) features a slightly better camera than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse 48 MP resolution and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
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