Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 9

Huawei nova 9

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Huawei Mate 20 Lite

Huawei Mate 20 Lite

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Huawei nova 9 or Huawei Mate 20 Lite Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 9 Huawei Mate 20 Lite
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Release date 2021, September 23 2018, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in 158.3 x 75.3 x 7.6 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Sapphire Blue, Black, Platinum gold
Battery 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology OLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.57" in 6.3" in
Screen area 106.0 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.9% 81.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 409 PPI
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Quad 20 MP, Dual
Camera specs -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)
-20 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 24 MP, Dual
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
2 MP, depth sensor
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 642L Mali-G51 MP4
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 522365
Antutu 8 Total 171368
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 323
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 924
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 398
GeekBench 5 Single Core 785 331
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2813 1317
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1550
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5409
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4050

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SNE-LX1 DS, SNE-LX3 DS, INE-LX2)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX1, SNE-LX3 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX2
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SNE-LX1 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SNE-LX2, INE-LX2 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - SNE-LX3
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (3), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (SNE-LX1 only)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W

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