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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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 a bit better than Huawei P20, having a score of 81 against 78.1. The Huawei Nova 9 construction is incredibly newer than Huawei P20's, but it is just a bit heavier and a bit thicker. These phones include Android OS, but Huawei Nova 9 has an older 11 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a little better hardware performance than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei P20 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2244, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Huawei Nova 9's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as Huawei P20's one, they have the same 128 GB internal memory. Huawei Nova 9 counts with improved battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 4300mAh battery size against 3400mAh. Huawei Nova 9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a back camera with a way better resolution.
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