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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2019-02-27 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.14 x 2.68 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 349.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 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 | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is just a bit better than the Xperia 10's overall score of 73.7. The Huawei Nova 9 body is much newer and a bit thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the Xperia 10. The Huawei Nova 9 features a bit better hardware performance than Xperia 10, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 10 has a little sharper display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520px. Huawei Nova 9 shoots way better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia 10, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and a much more megapixels back camera.
Sony Xperia 10 has more storage for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB. The Huawei Nova 9 has a really longer battery life than Xperia 10, because it has a 4300mAh battery size.
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