Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-07-20 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| -- | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and 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-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.73 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S's global score of 73.8. The Huawei Nova 9 design is noticeably newer and somewhat thinner, but just a little bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but Huawei Nova 9 has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S has Android 10 version, so it provides some additional features.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a bit better screen than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a better count of pixels per screen inch, a much bigger screen and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Huawei Nova 9 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei Nova 9 shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low light images and videos, it also counts with a much more MP camera and a way better 3840x2160 video quality. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little bit better memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a 54 percent bigger battery capacity.
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