Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 vs Huawei nova 9 vs Huawei nova 9 SE

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 September 2021 March 2022
Status Rumored Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming Soon - March 2022
Colors Black, Blue Black, Blue, Green, Violet Midnight Black, Pearl White, Crystal Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 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 - 175 g (6.17 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 11, no Google Play Services
Processor Octa-core, HiSilicon Kirin Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
GPU - Adreno 642L Adreno 610
RAM 4/6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No microSDXC

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 1B Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.84 inches 6.57 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2388 pixels (387 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 89.98% 89.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 20 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 Aperture, Leica Optics, 2x Lossless Zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 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 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [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, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No microSDXC
USB OTG Not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 66W, 75% in 20 min (advertised)
Capacity - 4300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -