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Huawei nova 9 Huawei Mate 20
Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2021 Nov, 2018
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), No Google Play Services EMUI 9
Dimensions
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in) 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3 mm (6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 in)
Weight
175 g 188 g
Body
NA
Color Options
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Midnight Blue, Twilight, Black, Emerald Green, Pink Gold
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED, 1B colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.57 inches
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6.53 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~381 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10 DCI-P3 HDR10
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4300 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min
Reverse charging
Fast battery charging 22.5W (58% in 30 min)
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
GPU
Adreno 642L Mali-G76 MP10
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4/6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
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)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF/Laser AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), PDAF/Laser AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), PDAF/Laser AF, 2x optical zoom
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, g ro-EIS Show more

Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Video 160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR, Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) HDR Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 589 USD $723
Resale Value
High High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 2 Point(s)
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