Huawei nova 8i vs Huawei nova 9 Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 8i

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Huawei nova 9

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Huawei nova 8i or Huawei nova 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Huawei nova 8i	Huawei nova 9
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2021, July 07	2021, September 23
Dimensions (HxWxD)	161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm \| 6.37 x 6.37 x 2.94 in	160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm \| 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in
Weight	190 g \| 6.7 oz	175 g \| 6.17 oz
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black	Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet
Battery	4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable	4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price	260 EUR	$ 500
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	OLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	1B
Screen size	6.67" in	6.57" in
Screen area	108.1 cm²	106.0 cm²
Screen format		19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	89.4%	89.9%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2376 px	1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	0 PPI	392 PPI
Other specs		- 120Hz -HDR10
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	64 MP, Quad	50 MP, Quad
Camera specs	-64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (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, Panorama, HDR	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/2.0, (wide)	32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Functions	HDR	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services
Chipset	- Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)	- Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	- Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU	Adreno 610	Adreno 642L
External memory	No	No
Internal memory	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total	201670	522365
GeekBench 5 Single Core	322	785
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1328	2813

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	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 / 2100 -4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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 Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	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	Yes	No

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras	- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min	- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min -Reverse charging

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