Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 is slightly better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, having a score of 81 against 73.7. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS, but the Huawei Nova 9 has an older 11 version and Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo. Huawei Nova 9 is a notably newer cellphone, and it is also a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit faster CPU than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater number of pixels in each inch of display.
The Huawei Nova 9 has more storage for games and applications than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a better camera than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a way higher video quality, a bigger aperture and a camera with much more MP.
The Huawei Nova 9 features superior battery performance than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 25 percent larger battery capacity.
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