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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2021-09-20 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Metal and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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 has an overall score of 79.3, which is much better than the Huawei P8max's 72.1 score. The Huawei nova 9 Pro design is way newer and lighter than Huawei P8max's, although it is also somewhat thicker. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with HarmonyOS 2 OS, while Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop OS.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit more vivid display than Huawei P8max, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels count per inch in the display and a higher 1236 x 2676 pixels resolution. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P8max, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features just a bit better processing power than Huawei P8max, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has 5 GB more RAM memory. Huawei nova 9 Pro shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei P8max, because it has a larger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos, a back facing camera with a lot higher 50 megapixels resolution and a way higher video definition.
The Huawei P8max features a little longer battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 4360mAh battery size.
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