Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei nova 8i

Huawei nova 9
huawei nova 9
Huawei nova 8i
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced September 2021 July 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - July 2021
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Violet Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 190 g (6.7 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
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 10, no Google Play Services
User Interface - EMUI 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 642L [Similar] Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
Colors 1B Colors 16M Colour
Size 6.57 inches [Similar] 6.67 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2376 pixels (391 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.98% 89.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash 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
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [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
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
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
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Not 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity 4300 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -