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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-03-07 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 is slightly better than Huawei P10, having an 81 score against 75.5. The Huawei Nova 9 construction is a lot newer, but somewhat heavier and thicker than Huawei P10. The Huawei P10 counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a lot smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little better count of pixels per display inch.
Huawei Nova 9 features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P10, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei P10 features a bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei Nova 9 captures much better photos and videos than Huawei P10, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a much higher 50 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments.
Huawei Nova 9 has superior battery performance than Huawei P10, because it has a 34 percent greater battery capacity.
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