Huawei nova 8i vs Huawei Y9 (2019) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 8i

Huawei nova 8i

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Huawei Y9 (2019)

Huawei Y9 (2019)

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Huawei nova 8i or Huawei Y9 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Huawei nova 8i	Huawei Y9 (2019)
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2021, July 07	2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD)	161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm \| 6.37 x 6.37 x 2.94 in	162.4 x 77.1 x 8.1 mm \| 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.04 in
Weight	190 g \| 6.7 oz	173 g \| 6.1 oz
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black	Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Aurora Purple
Battery	4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable	4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price	260 EUR	220 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	6.67" in	6.5" in
Screen area	108.1 cm²	103.7 cm²
Screen format		19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	89.4%	82.8%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2376 px	1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	0 PPI	396 PPI
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	64 MP, Quad	16 MP, Dual
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)	-16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions	LED flash, Panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP, Single	13 MP, Dual
Specifications	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	13 MP, f/1.8 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions	HDR	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset	- Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)	- Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	- Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Adreno 610	Mali-G51 MP4
External memory	No	microSD, up to 400 GB
Internal memory	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total	201670
Antutu 8 Total		160272
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core		347
GeekBench 6 Multi Core		936
GeekBench 6 OpenCL		428
GeekBench 5 Single Core	322	329
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1328	1188

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A	HSPA, LTE-A
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 а/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio	No	FM radio
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras	- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min	- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions		- Also known as Huawei Enjoy 9 Plus in China

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