Phone Comparison - Huawei Nova vs Huawei P9

Huawei Nova
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced September 2016 April 2016
Status Coming Soon - October 2016 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 20,800 ($310.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,999 ($588.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Silver, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm
(5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)
Weight - 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 506 [Similar] Mali-T880 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 3/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 72.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio To be confirmed -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] Dual 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27 mm, 1.25 µm Pixel Size, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3020 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -