Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 3i vs Huawei nova 8 SE vs Huawei nova 9

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced July 2018 November 2020 September 2021
Status Available - August 2018 Coming Soon - November 2020 Coming Soon - September 2021
Price Rs. 20,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, Pearl White, Iris Purple Black, Deep Blue, Blue, Silver Black, Blue, Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm
(6.2 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
161.1 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.34 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10 HarmonyOS 2.0
User Interface EMUI 9 EMUI 10.1 no Google Play Service -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - standard model
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - premium model, MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G (7 nm) - standard model
MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm) - premium model
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G57 MC3 Adreno 642L
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen, HDR10 FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 1B Colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.53 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.24% 85.45% 89.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
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
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
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0
2 MP, depth sensor, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No No
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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min (advertised)
Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity 3340 mAh 3800 mAh 4300 mAh
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