Huawei Nova 9

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Huawei Nova 9

Huawei Nova 9
  • Screen: 6.57" OLED - 1080 x 2340
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
  • Camera: 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
  • Battery: 4300 mAh
  • OS: Android 11
  • Weight: 175 grams (6.17 oz)

Review

Display
77
Camera
75
Performance
56
Gaming
41
Battery
64
Connectivity
78
NanoReview Score
66

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Huawei Nova 9

Display

Type OLED
Size 6.57 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9
PPI 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 430 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100%
PWM 500 Hz
Response time 2.8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
607 nits

Design and build

Height 160 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 inches)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Glass
Frame material Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.9%

Performance

All specs and test Huawei Nova 9 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Lithography process 6 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 642
GPU shading units 768
GPU clock 550 MHz
FLOPS ~844 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1060
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2966
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
560057
CPU 190124
GPU 139191
Memory 119776
UX 112808
Total score 560057
3DMark Wild Life Performance
2491
Max surface temperature 37.4 °C
Stability 98%
Graphics test 14 FPS
Graphics score 2491
PCMark 3.0
9685
Web score 6633
Video editing 5968
Photo editing 20474
Data manipulation 8290
Writing score 12858

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1
Memory card No

Software

Operating system Android 11
ROM EMUI 12
OS size 10 GB

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh
Max charge power 66 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging Yes
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:54 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:44 hr
Watching video 11:27 hr
Gaming 04:56 hr
Standby 93 hr
General battery life
26:35 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Nova 9
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital
Flash LED
Stabilization Digital
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p)
Lenses 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 23 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Depth lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0
Sensor type CMOS
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC * Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM * 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support * No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat * 18
2G network GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G network HSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
4G network LTE 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/34/38/39/40/41/66
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Mono
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range
Announced September 2021
Release date September 2021
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W
* Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Nova 9 may differ by country or region
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