Phone Comparison - Huawei P20 vs Huawei nova 9

Huawei P20
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Huawei nova 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei
Announced Expected Announcement - March 2018 September 2021
Status Rumored Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Black, Blue Black, Blue, Green, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
(6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type 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 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) HarmonyOS 2.0
Processor Octa-core, HiSilicon Kirin Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 642L [Similar]
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No

display Display

Type LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 1B Colors
Size 5.84 inches [Similar] 6.57 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 89.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 20 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 Aperture, Leica Optics, 2x Lossless Zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 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 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [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, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 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
USB OTG Not 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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