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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 is a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite, with a global score of 81 against 75.4. These devices have Android OS, but the Huawei Nova 9 has the previous 11 version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Huawei Nova 9 design is way newer than Huawei P20 Lite's, but it's a little thicker and heavier.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM. The Huawei P20 Lite has a little bit better screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2280, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Huawei P20 Lite features a slightly better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a much longer battery life than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Nova 9 takes a lot better photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and video, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot more MP camera in the back.
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