Huawei Y9 (2018) vs Huawei nova 2 Comparison and Differences

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Huawei Y9 (2018)

Huawei Y9 (2018)

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Huawei nova 2

Huawei nova 2

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Huawei Y9 (2018) or Huawei nova 2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei Y9 (2018) Huawei nova 2
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Release date 2018, March 2017, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.2 x 75.3 x 7.9 mm | 6.19 x 6.19 x 2.96 in 142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.71 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2950 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.93" in 5" in
Screen area 90.7 cm2 68.3 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.7% 69.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 407 PPI 443 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
-12, f/1.8, 1.25µm, PDAF
-8 MP
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Dual 20 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
2 MP, depth sensor
20 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8 Android 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 5.1
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 209
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 787
GeekBench 5 Single Core 193
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 882
GeekBench 4 Single Core 910
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3549
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2991

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 2100 / 900
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro (market dependent), proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Also known as Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus in China

- Versions: PIC-AL00 (China); Global

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