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

Huawei nova 8 Pro 5G
huawei nova 8 pro 5g
Huawei nova 9 Pro
huawei nova 9 pro
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced 2020, December 23 September 2021
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 08 Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Blue, Black, White; other colours Black, Blue, Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.3 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.43 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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
5G Network 1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6 -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 HarmonyOS 2.0
User Interface EMUI 11, no Google Play Services -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G77 (8-core) [Similar] Adreno 642L [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type QHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 1B Colour 1B Colors
Size 6.72 inches [Similar] 6.72 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1236 x 2676 pixels (439 ppi) 1236 x 2676 pixels (439 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 91.50% 93.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
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
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G 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
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
USB 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
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.0) 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging 5W
Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 100W, 100% in 20 min (advertised)
Reverse charging
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -