Huawei nova vs Huawei Nova 9 Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova Huawei Nova 9
Released · Oct 15, 2016
Released · October 2021
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
3020 mAh
4300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Oct 21, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€399 €499

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches
141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.15 oz (146.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo670
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 642L
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 8GB/128GB (UFS)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11)

Battery

Type
3020 mAh, Li - Polymer 4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
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
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, EIS
Front
8 MP 32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.2
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C 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, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2016
FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

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