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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has an overall score of 79.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s general score of 74.9. The Huawei nova 9 Pro design is noticeably newer and just a little lighter than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s, but it's just a bit thicker. Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a quite bigger screen, a better 1236 x 2676px resolution and a quite better screen density.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro's camera is just as good as Galaxy A9 (2016)'s camera, and although the Huawei nova 9 Pro has a camera with much more mega pixels, they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a F1.9 aperture. The Huawei nova 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) have very similar battery durations.
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