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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 800.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 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 |
| Kryo 585 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.88 | 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 | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 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
Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is a little bit better than OnePlus 8 UW's 75.9 general score. Huawei Nova 9 is a a little bit lighter phone than OnePlus 8 UW, but both of them are 0.31inches thick. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Nova 9 has newer 11 version while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 version, so it provides lots of additional features and increased performance.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a bit superior CPU than Huawei Nova 9. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and 8 GB of RAM. OnePlus 8 UW counts with a sharper display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with as much storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the OnePlus 8 UW one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. The OnePlus 8 UW captures slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lesser mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light situations.
Huawei Nova 9 and OnePlus 8 UW both have similar batteries performance.
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