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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2019-07-20 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and 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 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei nova 9 Pro is slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), getting a general score of 79.3 against 76.5. Even though the Huawei nova 9 Pro is a bit heavier than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), it's a bit thinner and also incredibly newer. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a bit more vivid display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has a little bit bigger screen, a bit higher 1236 x 2676 resolution and a just a bit better pixel density. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB. Huawei nova 9 Pro takes just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light captures and video, it also counts with a way higher 50 MP resolution back camera and a much higher video quality.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) feature extremely similar batteries duration.
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