Huawei nova 8 5G vs Huawei nova 9

General Info

Manufacturer
Huawei	Huawei
Announced
2020, December 23	September 2021
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 05	Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors
Blue, Black, White; other colours	Black, Blue, Green, Violet
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm (6.3 x 2.92 x 3.01 in)	160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.3 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight
169 g (5.96 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	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
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network
1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA	-
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)	- Fingerprint Sensor

OS
Android 10	HarmonyOS 2.0
User Interface
EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	-
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G77 (8-core) [Similar]	Adreno 642L [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	256 GB
External Memory
No	No

Type
FHD+ OLED Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate HDR10	FHD+ OLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors
16M Colour	1B Colors
Size
6.57 inches [Similar]	6.57 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)	1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
89.44%	89.98%
Multi-Touch

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, 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, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 4k/1080p@30fps [Similar]	32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with tri-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser
Yes	Yes

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min Reverse charging	Li-Po, non-removable Fast charging 66W, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
Capacity
3800 mAh	4300 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-