Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is much better than the Nokia 8.1's 72.1 score. Huawei Nova 9 is a just a little bit lighter phone than the Nokia 8.1, but they are equally thin. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Huawei Nova 9 has the newer 11 version and Nokia 8.1 has Android 10, so it counts with lots of additional features.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a little faster CPU than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM memory. Nokia 8.1 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2280 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit better pixels count per display inch.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a much better camera than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a back camera with much more mega pixels. Nokia 8.1 features a better memory for apps and games than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 400 GB.
Huawei Nova 9 has longer battery duration than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 23% greater battery size.
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