Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 8 5G vs Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei nova 9 SE 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced 2020, December 23 September 2021 April 2022
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 05 Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - April 2022
Colors Blue, Black, White; other colours Black, Blue, Green, Violet Midnight Black, Pearl White, Crystal Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.92 x 3.01 in)
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
164.6 x 75.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.48 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1x
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 LTE (unspecified)
5G Network 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA - SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 11, no Google Play Services
User Interface EMUI 11, no Google Play Services - EMUI 12
Processor Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) - unconfirmed
GPU Mali-G77 (8-core) Adreno 642L Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colour 1B Colors 16M colors
Size 6.57 inches 6.57 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2388 pixels (387 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.44% 89.98% 89.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
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)
panorama, HDR
108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4k/1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging
Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 100% in 35 min (advertised)
Capacity 3800 mAh 4300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -