Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 8 SE vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G vs Huawei nova 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Huawei
Announced November 2020 August 2021 September 2021
Status Coming Soon - November 2020 Coming Soon - September 2020 Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Black, Deep Blue, Blue, Silver Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Purple, Awesome Mint Black, Blue, Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.1 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.34 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 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 2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 26, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 11 HarmonyOS 2.0
User Interface EMUI 10.1 no Google Play Service One UI 3.1 -
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
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver), Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G57 MC3 Adreno 642L Adreno 642L
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen, HDR10 FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 1B Colors
Size 6.53 inches 6.5 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.45% 84.90% 89.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED 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
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 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 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 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, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.2, 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/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 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) 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-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity 3800 mAh 4500 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -