Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 8 SE vs Huawei nova 9

Huawei nova 8 SE
huawei nova 8 se
Huawei nova 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced November 2020 September 2021
Status Coming Soon - November 2020 Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Black, Deep Blue, Blue, Silver Black, Blue, Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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 178 g (6.28 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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 (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 HarmonyOS 2.0
User Interface EMUI 10.1 no Google Play Service -
Processor 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 [Similar]
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G57 MC3 [Similar] Adreno 642L [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen, HDR10 FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colour 1B Colors
Size 6.53 inches [Similar] 6.57 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.45% 89.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features 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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 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
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type 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 3800 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -