Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei nova 8 Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 9

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Huawei nova 8

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Huawei nova 9 or Huawei nova 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 9 Huawei nova 8
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Release date 2021, September 23 2021, August 05
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in 160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.92 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
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Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Powder Pink
Battery 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3800 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price $ 500 420 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 1B
Screen size 6.57" in 6.57" in
Screen area 106.0 cm2 106.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.9% 89.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 392 PPI
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10
- HDR10
-90Hz
-Wide color gamut
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Quad 64 MP, Quad
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)
-64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K

Performance

Operating system - OS HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services Android 11, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) - Kirin 820E (7nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) - Hexa-core (3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 642L Mali-G57 (6-core)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 522365 467649
GeekBench 5 Single Core 785 844
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2813 2697

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ANG-L22B - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G 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/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, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No

Other features

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

- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
-Reverse charging 5W

Reviews and Opinions on Huawei nova 9 and Huawei nova 8

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calvin
2022-09-22 21:13:55
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Nice phone