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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Huawei nova 9 Pro is just a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite, with a 79.3 score against 75.4. The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a notably newer cellphone than Huawei P20 Lite, but it is a bit thicker and notably heavier. Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS, while Huawei P20 Lite works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little sharper screen than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a larger display, a little more pixels per inch of display and a bit higher 1236 x 2676 resolution. Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a bit better performance than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM memory.
Huawei P20 Lite counts with a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with better battery performance than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a bit better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a camera in the back with lot more MP and a bigger aperture for better low-light images.
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