Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei Y9s Comparison and Differences
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Huawei nova 9
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Huawei nova 9 or Huawei Y9s Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Huawei nova 9 | Huawei Y9s | |
Rating | 1) | (+0) | (+|
Release date | 2021, September 23 | 2019, November | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 2.9 in | 163.1 x 77.2 x 8.8 mm | 6.42 x 6.42 x 3.04 in | |
Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 206 g | 7.27 oz | |
Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | ||
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet | Midnight Black, Breathing Crystal | |
Battery | 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
Approximate price | $ 500 | 220 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | OLED | LTPS IPS LCD | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.57" in | 6.59" in | |
Screen area | 106.0 cm2 | 106.6 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 89.9% | 84.7% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 392 PPI | 391 PPI | |
Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10 |
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Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Quad | 48 MP, Triple | |
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) |
-48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth sensor) |
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Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
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) | Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2 | |
Functions | HDR | ||
Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@60fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) | - Hisilicon Kirin 710F (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 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) | |
Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 522365 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 341 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1145 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 463 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 785 | 317 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2813 | 1296 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (unspecified) |
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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 b/g/n, 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 | |
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 (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
Other extras |
- Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min -Reverse charging |
- Battery charging 10W |
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