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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2020-05-08 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has a general score of 81, which is a bit better than Huawei P Smart (2020)'s 77.5 general score. The Huawei Nova 9 is a newer and just a little thinner phone than Huawei P Smart (2020), although it is just a bit heavier. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Nova 9 has 11 version and Huawei P Smart (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with a little bit better display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Huawei P Smart (2020) also counts with a bit greater display pixel density. The Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei P Smart (2020) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei Nova 9 has a little faster CPU than Huawei P Smart (2020), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei Nova 9 has superior battery life than Huawei P Smart (2020), because it has a 26% greater battery size. Huawei Nova 9 captures way better photographs and videos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, it also counts with a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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