Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei nova 8i Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

Huawei nova 9

Huawei nova 9

Smartphone 2

Huawei nova 8i

Huawei nova 8i

Smartphone 3

Huawei nova 9 or Huawei nova 8i Specs Comparison

or

Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 9 Huawei nova 8i
Rating (+1) (+2)
Release date 2021, September 23 2021, July 07
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in 161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 2.94 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Case buy from Amazon

buy from Amazon

Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black
Battery 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price $ 500 260 EUR
Check price from Amazon

from Amazon

Screen

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

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, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
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 16 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
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 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 642L Adreno 610
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

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

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
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, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes

Other features

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

- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min

Reviews and Opinions on Huawei nova 9 and Huawei nova 8i

If you had to recommend one of these phones to a friend, which one would it be and why? Share your arguments using the Add Opinion button!

Faith
2021-12-29 04:01:45
(+3)

I still say my phone is the best amongst the 2 I compared with Nova 8i and Nova 9