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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 much better than the Huawei P9, having an 81 score against 72.9. The Huawei Nova 9 design is noticeably newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than Huawei P9. Huawei P9 has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit better pixel density.
The Huawei Nova 9 features more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Nova 9 has a bit faster processor than Huawei P9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM memory.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a very superior battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei Nova 9 takes greater photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a much better (4K) video definition, a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos.
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