Huawei Nova 9 vs Huawei P40 Pro Specs Comparison

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Huawei Nova 9 Huawei P40 Pro
Released · October 2021
Released · Apr 07, 2020
6.6-inch
6.6-inch
Quad camera
Quad camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4300 mAh
4200 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 21, 2021 Mar 26, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€499

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches
158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g) 7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint 3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 91.54% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI 2640x1200px, 19.8:9 ratio, 441 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo670
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 642L Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS)
8GB/256GB
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11) Android (10)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh 4200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 27.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
40 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.54"
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
Focal Length: 125 mm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, EIS
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (7680 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
32 MP 32 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
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