Huawei Mate 20 vs Huawei Nova 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2018	Oct 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€499

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm	6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Green, Blue	Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.98% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 820 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 381 PPI	2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo670
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 642L
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	4300 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 66.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, EIS
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 6 GB RAM

Memory	6GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate 20 Specs	Huawei Nova 9 Specs
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