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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-06-02 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.35 x 3.00 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Metallic blue and Violet | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is just a bit better than the Galaxy M11, having an 81 score against 74.8. The Huawei Nova 9 construction is newer, thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy M11. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Nova 9 has 11 version while Galaxy M11 has Android 10 version.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a better screen than Galaxy M11, because it has a better pixel density, a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite bigger display. The Huawei Nova 9 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M11, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy M11, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a much better (4K) video definition and a back camera with lot more MP. Huawei Nova 9 has a little bit more memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M11, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M11 counts with greater battery duration than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 16% bigger battery size.
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