Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 general score of 81, which is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 5G's overall score of 75.7. The Huawei Nova 9 body is newer, somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than nubia Red Magic 5G. Both devices we compare here have Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Nova 9 has the newer 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10 version.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with just a bit better looking screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little less pixels per inch of display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with a little bigger display. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit faster processing unit than Huawei Nova 9. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 8 GB of RAM.
Huawei Nova 9's storage to store more apps and games is very similar to the nubia Red Magic 5G one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory. Nubia Red Magic 5G has just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4300mAh. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a better camera than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, better 60 frames per second video frame rate and a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images.
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