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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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 Pro is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, having a 79.3 score against 75.7. The Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS, while nubia Red Magic 5G counts with Android 10 OS. Huawei nova 9 Pro's design is newer, lighter and somewhat thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5G.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit better display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a bit worse pixels amount per inch of screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, they both have a same size display. Nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 9 Pro. They have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and nubia Red Magic 5G both have incredibly similar memory to store more games and applications, both of them have equal internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5G features just a bit better battery duration than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a lot better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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