Huawei nova 3i vs Huawei nova 9 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei nova 3i or Huawei nova 9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei nova 3i | Huawei nova 9 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, July | 2021, September 23 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.96 in | 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in | |
| Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 175 g | 6.17 oz | |
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| Colors | Black, Pearl White, Iris Purple, Acacia Red | Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet | |
| Battery | 3340 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 350 EUR | $ 500 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 1B | |
| Screen size | 6.3" in | 6.57" in | |
| Screen area | 97.4 cm2 | 106.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.2% | 89.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 409 PPI | 392 PPI | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10 |
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Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Dual | 50 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF -2 MP, depth sensor |
-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) |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS | |
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Dual | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0 2 MP, depth sensor |
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 | HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services | |
| Chipset | - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) | - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) | |
| GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 | Adreno 642L | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 522365 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 162586 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 349 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1086 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 438 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 329 | 785 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1297 | 2813 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 2(1900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China |
-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 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (3), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Charging 5V/2A 10W |
- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min -Reverse charging |
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