Huawei nova 9 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Huawei nova 9
  • Released 2021, September 30 175g, 7.8mm thickness HarmonyOS 2.0, EMUI 12 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) Adreno 642L Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 279 USD
  • 6.57" 1080x2340 pixels
  • 5MP 2160p
  • 8GB RAM Snapdragon 778G 4G
  • 4300mAh Li-Po

Huawei nova 9 overview

Huawei nova 9 is a smartphone that runs on . It was released on 2021, September 30. Huawei nova 9 has 6.57 inch, OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10, a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels screen. Huawei nova 9 uses Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) CPU, Adreno 642L GPU. Huawei nova 9 supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 5MP Quad main camera, 32MP Single selfie camera. Huawei nova 9 uses Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Huawei nova 9 is about 279 USD.

Score the key features of Huawei nova 9 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 100 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 80 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 91 / 100 points
  • Price: 33 / 100 points

Huawei nova 9 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
5G bands SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

LAUNCH

Announced 2021, September 23
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10
Size 6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services
Chipset Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU Adreno 642L

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS

MAIN CAMERA

Quad 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)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (3), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min (advertised) Reverse charging

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet
Models NAM-AL00, NAM-LX9
Price About 279 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 469798 (v9) GeekBench: 2973 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.3 LUFS (Good)
Battery life Endurance rating 96h

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