| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
The Huawei Nova 9 is just a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, getting an 81 score against 75.5. Both phones we compare here use Android operating system, but the Huawei Nova 9 has older 11 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Huawei Nova 9 is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Huawei P9 Plus, but it's a little heavier and thicker.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM. Huawei P9 Plus features a little more vivid display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a bit higher screen density.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Nova 9 has improved battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4300mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
The Huawei Nova 9 takes way better photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a back camera with lot more mega pixels, a larger aperture to take better images and videos in low-light situations and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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