Huawei nova 8i vs Huawei nova 9

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PHONES
Phone Names	Huawei nova 8i	Huawei nova 9

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

Launch
Announced	2021, July 07	2021, September 23
Status	Available. Released 2021, July 22	Available. Released 2021, September 30

Body
Dimensions	161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 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	190 g (6.70 oz)	175 g (6.17 oz)

Display
Resolution	1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
Size	6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD	OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)	Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
GPU	Adreno 610	Adreno 642L
OS	Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
	-	UFS

Main Camera
Features	LED flash, Panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Single	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video	1080p@30fps	4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR
Single	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
35mm jack	Yes	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.2, A2DP, LE
NFC	No	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	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	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	66W wired, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min	66W wired, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min Reverse wired
Type	Li-Po 4300 mAh	Li-Po 4300 mAh

Misc
Colors	Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black	Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet
Models	NEN-L22, NEN-LX1, NEN-LX3	NAM-AL00, NAM-LX9
Price	About 200 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)