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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-05-04 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.94 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Huawei Nova 9 has a general score of 81, which is slightly better than Huawei P Smart Z's general score of 75.6. Both of these devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Nova 9 has the previous 11 version and Huawei P Smart Z has Android 9.0 Pie. Huawei Nova 9's design is notably newer, somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Huawei P Smart Z.
Huawei Nova 9 features just a bit better performance than Huawei P Smart Z, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a display that is very similar to the Huawei P Smart Z one, they have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the same screen pixels density and a screen with the same size.
Huawei P Smart Z counts with a better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Huawei Nova 9 takes much better photos and videos than Huawei P Smart Z, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking photographs or videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a camera in the back with way more mega pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei P Smart Z, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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