Honor 500 vs Huawei nova 9

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PHONES
Phone Names	Honor 500	Huawei nova 9

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe
5G bands	SA/NSA	-
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
	-	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

Launch
Announced	2025, November 24	2021, September 23
Status	Available. Released 2025, November 27	Available. Released 2021, September 30

Body
Build	Glass front, aluminum frame	-
Dimensions	155.8 x 74.2 x 7.8 mm (6.13 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)	160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	198 g (6.98 oz)	175 g (6.17 oz)

Display
Protection	Aluminosilicate glass	-
Resolution	1264 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
Size	6.55 inches, 105.4 cm2 (~91.2% screen-to-body ratio)	6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR Vivid, 6000 nits (peak)	OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm)	Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
GPU	Adreno 825	Adreno 642L
OS	Android 16, MagicOS 10	HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
	-	UFS

Main Camera
Dual	200 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 117˚ (ultrawide), AF	-
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad	-	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Single	-	32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video	4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, OIS	4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	50 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video	4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack	-	No
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes

Comms
Bluetooth	6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5, Auracast, ASHA	5.2, A2DP, LE
Infrared port	Yes	-
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass (ultrasound)	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	80W wired 5W reverse wired	66W wired, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min Reverse wired
Type	Si/C Li-Ion 8000 mAh	Li-Po 4300 mAh

Misc
Colors	Black, Silver, Blue, Pink	Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet
Models	MEY-AN00	NAM-AL00, NAM-LX9
Price	About 330 EUR	About 120 EUR

Tests
Battery life	-	Endurance rating 96h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-	-27.3 LUFS (Good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 469798 (v9) GeekBench: 2973 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	-	Endurance rating 96h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	608 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-27.3 LUFS (Good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 469798 (v9) GeekBench: 2973 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)