Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S22 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A73

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2021 2022, February 09 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, February 25 Rumored
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Violet Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green, Graphite, Sky Blue, Violet, Cream Black; other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm
(5.75 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
163.8 x 76 x 7.6 mm
(6.45 x 2.99 x 0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) -
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 LTE LTE (unspecified)
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 12 Android 12
User Interface - One UI 4 One UI 4
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A510) - International
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA/China, Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA/China
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 642L Xclipse 920 - International
Adreno 730 - USA/China
Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Unspecified Protection
Colors 1B Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.57 inches 6.1 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.98% 88.82% 86.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No FM radio (market/operator dependent) Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED 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
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm
Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 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, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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/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 3.2, 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 A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes 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 3.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W
Capacity 4300 mAh 3700 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -