Huawei Nova 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 21, 2021	Mar 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€499	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm	6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches 164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet	Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)	Snapdragon 680 SM6225 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo670	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265
GPU
Adreno 642L	Adreno 610
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (11)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W	Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, EIS	1080p (30 fps)
Front
32 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	Yes
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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