Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei Y9a Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 9

Huawei nova 9

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Huawei Y9a

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Huawei nova 9 or Huawei Y9a Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 9 Huawei Y9a
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Release date 2021, September 23 2020, September 07
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in 163.5 x 76.5 x 9 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 3.01 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 197 g | 6.95 oz
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Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Space Silver, Sakura Pink, Midnight Black
Battery 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4200 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price $ 500 200 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.57" in 6.63" in
Screen area 106.0 cm2 106.1 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.9% 84.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 397 PPI
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10
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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/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
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 10.1, no Google Play Services
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) - Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 642L Mali-G52 MC2
External memory No NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 522365 154790
GeekBench 5 Single Core 785 400
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2813 1400

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 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - FRL-L22
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, BDS
NFC Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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 22.5W/40W , 70% in 30 min

Reviews and Opinions on Huawei nova 9 and Huawei Y9a

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calvin
2022-09-20 12:00:44
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I want that phone