Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-05-01 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.65 x 3.14 x 0.36 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Midnight Sun and Nordic Blue | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4470mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is slightly better than the Nokia X20, with a overall score of 81 against 77.2. Huawei Nova 9's body is thinner and a lot lighter than Nokia X20, even when both of them were released with only 6 months difference. These devices have the same Android 11 OS (Operating System), so both should give all the same OS features.
The Huawei Nova 9 and Nokia X20 have quite similar screens, although the Huawei Nova 9 has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, a quite worse amount of pixels per inch of screen and a quite smaller screen. The Nokia X20 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Nokia X20 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Nova 9 features a bit faster CPU than Nokia X20, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM. Huawei Nova 9 takes a lot better videos and photos than Nokia X20, although it has a camera with a way lower 50 megapixels resolution. The Nokia X20 has a little better battery performance than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 4 percent larger battery capacity.
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