Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 9 vs Honor 50 Lite vs Huawei nova 9 SE 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Honor Huawei
Announced September 2021 October 2021 April 2022
Status Coming Soon - September 2021 Available - November 2021 Coming Soon - April 2022
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Violet Midnight Black, Space Silver, Deep Sea Blue Midnight Black, Pearl White, Crystal Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
161.8 x 74.7 x 8.5 mm
(6.37 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
164.6 x 75.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.48 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1x
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 LTE (unspecified)
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
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- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 2.0 Android 11, Google Play Services Android 11, no Google Play Services
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2, EMUI 12
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) - unconfirmed
GPU Adreno 642L - Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
IPS LCD Screen FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 1B Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.57 inches 6.67 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi) 1080 x 2376 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2388 pixels (387 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.98% 89.60% 89.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash No
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
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0 (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm
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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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, 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 2.0 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, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Po, non-removable
Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 66W, 40% in 10 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 100% in 35 min (advertised)
Capacity 4300 mAh 4300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -