Phone Comparison - Realme 9 vs Huawei nova 3

Realme 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Realme Huawei
Announced April 2022 2018, July
Status Coming Soon - April 2022 Available. Released 2018, August
Price Rs. 17,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Meteor Black, Sunburst Gold, Stargaze White Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm
(6.31 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41 LTE band
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface Realme UI 3.0 EMUI 9
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 610 [Similar] Mali-G72 MP12 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 4/6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
430 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.30% 84.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 16 MP + 24 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
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 33W, 50% in 31 min, 100% in 75 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 5000 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -