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

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

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced September 2021 2020, December 23
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 08
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Violet Blue, Black, White; other colours
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
163.3 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.43 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 184 g (6.49 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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 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)
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 HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 642L [Similar] Mali-G77 (8-core) [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10
120Hz Refresh Rate
QHD+ OLED Screen
HDR10
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 1B Colors 1B Colour
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 93.90% 91.50%
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 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 8 MP + 8 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/1.6, 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
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K [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 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.0)
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 Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 100W, 100% in 20 min (advertised)
Reverse charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging 5W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -