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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-10-20 | 2018-05-22 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Huawei Nova 9 has an overall score of 81, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A6's score of 75.8. Huawei Nova 9's design is newer, but a bit heavier and just a bit thicker than Galaxy A6. Huawei Nova 9 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A6, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy A6, because it has a bigger screen, a better screen pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Huawei Nova 9 features a little bit more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A6, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Huawei Nova 9 takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A6, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
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