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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-02-05 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 12.00mm 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-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 |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 has a general score of 81, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M20's 78.9 overall score. The Huawei Nova 9 is a way newer phone, and it is also thinner and just a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy M20. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Nova 9 has newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy M20 has Android 10, providing you a couple nice extra features and performance improvements.
Huawei Nova 9 features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 4 GB more RAM. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a display that is very similar to the display in Samsung Galaxy M20, because although the Huawei Nova 9 has a little worse number of pixels per display inch, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a little bigger display.
The Galaxy M20 counts with a greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M20 has longer battery performance than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 16 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Huawei Nova 9 features a greater camera than Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same aperture, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a way better 3840x2160 video resolution and a much more MP back camera.
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