Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 11 |
| -- | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has an overall score of 81, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2's global score of 75.3. Huawei Nova 9's design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, but it's just a little heavier. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS, but Huawei Nova 9 has the previous 11 version while Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei Nova 9 features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei Nova 9 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a much better (4K) video definition and a lot more MP back camera. Huawei Nova 9 has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Huawei Nova 9 features better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a 30% larger battery capacity.
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