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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a score of 79.3, which is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 general score. Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Huawei P9 Plus counts with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. Huawei nova 9 Pro is a much newer phone than the Huawei P9 Plus, although it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little faster CPU than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen, a larger display and a higher resolution of 1236 x 2676px.
The Huawei P9 Plus has just a bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 9 Pro shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video definition, a way better 50 mega-pixels resolution camera and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in low-light environments.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has superior battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3400mAh.
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