Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 9 vs Honor 70 vs Honor 90

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Honor Honor
Announced September 2021 May 2022 May 2023
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - June 2022 Coming Soon - June 2023
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Violet Black, Green, Blue, Silver Midnight Black, Emerald Green, Diamond Silver, Peacock Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
161.4 x 73.3 x 7.9 mm
(6.35 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
161.9 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm
(6.37 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
CDMA2000 1x
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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 12, no Google Play Services Android 13
User Interface - Magic UI 6.1 MagicOS 7.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 642L Adreno 642L Adreno 644
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1600 nits (peak)
Colors 1B Colors 1B Colors 1B Colors
Size 6.57 inches 6.67 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi) 1200 x 2664 pixels (436 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.98% 90.59% 90.44%
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 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 54 MP + 50 MP + 2 MP 200 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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
54 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", PDAF
50 MP, f/2.2, 122˚ (ultrawide), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
200 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] 50 MP, f/2.4, 100˚, (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [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, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 66W
Reverse charging 5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 66W
Reverse charging 5W
Capacity 4300 mAh 4800 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -