Huawei nova 11i vs Huawei nova 9 Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 11i

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Huawei nova 9

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Huawei nova 11i or Huawei nova 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 11i Huawei nova 9
Rating (+2) (+3)
Release date April, 2023 2021, September 23
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.6 x 75.6 x 8.6 mm | 6.48 x 6.48 x 2.98 in 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
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Colors Starry Black, Mint Green Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 280 EUR $ 500
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 1B
Screen size 6.8" in 6.57" in
Screen area 112.0 cm2 106.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 90.0% 89.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2388 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 392 PPI
Other specs - 90Hz - 120Hz
-HDR10
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Dual 50 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, (depth)
-50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13 Tiramisu HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 642L
External memory No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 255005 522365
GeekBench 5 Single Core 785
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2813

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 28, 66, 26, 38, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (3), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC No Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 40W wired, 60% in 30 min
- Splash and dust resistant

- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min
-Reverse charging

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