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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a general score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than the Lumia 950 XL's 75 overall score. Huawei nova 9 Pro's construction is notably newer and a little bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Lumia 950 XL. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 OS, while Lumia 950 XL counts with Windows 10 Mobile OS.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a quite superior processing power than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a higher amount of RAM. Lumia 950 XL has a sharper display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher count of pixels in each inch of screen and a slightly better resolution of 2560 x 1440.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has better battery duration than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 20% bigger battery capacity.
Microsoft Lumia 950 XL shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way lower 20 mega-pixels resolution camera, they both have the same aperture.
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