Huawei P30 vs Huawei Nova 9 Specs Comparison

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Huawei P30
Huawei P30 Huawei Nova 9
Released · Apr 05, 2019
Released · October 2021
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
6.6-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3650 mAh
4300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2019 Oct 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€499

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 71.4 x 7.57 mm
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash; IP53
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Breathing, Crystal aurora, Black Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI 2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 1.6 (Good)

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
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/128GB (UFS)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (11)

Battery

Type
3650 mAh, Li - Polymer 4300 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W Wired: 66.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
40 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, EIS
Front
32 MP (HDR) 32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
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, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 27, 2019
FCC ID value: QISELE-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.54 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.63 W/kg
Phablet: 1.82 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 8 GB RAM
Memory 8GB
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