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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 10.89 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Huawei Nova 9 has a score of 81, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P40 Lite's 79.5 global score. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Huawei Nova 9 has newer 11 version while Huawei P40 Lite has Android 10, providing the user lots of additional features and enhanced performance. Huawei Nova 9's construction is newer, just a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than the Huawei P40 Lite.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit better processor than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P40 Lite counts with a slightly better display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2310px, it also counts with a bit greater pixel density.
The Huawei P40 Lite and the Huawei Nova 9 feature very similar storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have equal internal storage. Huawei Nova 9 features just a bit better camera than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking images and video in low-light situations, it also counts with a more MP camera in the back and a much higher video resolution.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little longer battery duration than Huawei P40 Lite, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
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