Phone Comparison - Huawei Y9a vs Samsung Galaxy A72 vs Huawei nova 8i

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Huawei
Announced September 2020 2021, March 17 July 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26 Coming Soon - July 2021
Colors Space Silver, Sakura Pink, Midnight Black Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.5 x 76.5 x 9 mm
(6.44 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm
(6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - FRL-L22 LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 11 Android 10, no Google Play Services
User Interface EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Servic One UI 3.0 EMUI 11
Processor Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 618 Adreno 610
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.63 inches 6.7 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (397 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2376 pixels (391 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.83% 84.78% 89.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 2MP + 2MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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/ac, 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 On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W or 40W (region dependent), 70% in 30 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity 4200 mAh 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -