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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-10-20 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), with a global score of 81 against 76.5. Both devices we compare here use Android OS, but the Huawei Nova 9 has the previous 11 version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei Nova 9 is a noticeably newer phone, and it's also a bit lighter and just a bit thinner than Huawei P20 Lite (2019).
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with just a bit better performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) and Huawei Nova 9 both have really similar screens, because although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2310 resolution, it also counts with a little bit better pixel amount in each inch in the display.
Huawei Nova 9 has a very superior camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 50 megapixels resolution camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a much greater storage for applications and games than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Huawei Nova 9 features a little longer battery duration than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has an 8 percent bigger battery size.
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