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Huawei Nova 9 vs Nova 5T

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Huawei Nova 9 vs Nova 5T

66 out of 100
Huawei Nova 9
VS
55 out of 100
Huawei Nova 5T
Huawei Nova 9
Huawei Nova 5T

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.57-inch Huawei Nova 9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on September 23, 2021, against the Huawei Nova 5T, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 26 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 9
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 22.5W)
  • Has a 0.31 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 550 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 3750 mAh
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (608 against 514 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • OLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.7% more screen real estate
  • The phone is 2-years and 2-months newer

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Nova 9 and Nova 5T crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk ( * ) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nova 9
vs
Nova 5T

Display

Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.57 inches 6.26 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 392 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 430 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming 		-
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.9%
PWM 500 Hz Not detected
Response time 2.8 ms 36.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1344:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nova 9 +18%
608 nits
Nova 5T
514 nits

Design and build

Height 160 mm (6.3 inches) 154.3 mm (6.07 inches)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) 74 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nova 9 +7%
89.9%
Nova 5T
84.2%

Performance

Tests of Huawei Nova 9 and Huawei Nova 5T in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max clock 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 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) 		- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76
Lithography process 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU shading units 768 360
GPU clock 550 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~844 GFLOPS ~518.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nova 9 +13%
1070
Nova 5T
944
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nova 9 +23%
3008
Nova 5T
2449
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Nova 9 +3%
562314
Nova 5T
544761
CPU 190124 164651
GPU 139191 137388
Memory 119776 107466
UX 112808 130217
Total score 562314 544761
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Nova 9 +1%
2491
Nova 5T
2477
Max surface temperature 37.4 °C 38.5 °C
Stability 98% 48%
Graphics test 14 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 2491 2477
PCMark 3.0
Nova 9 +12%
9685
Nova 5T
8646
Web score 6629 6474
Video editing 5966 5750
Photo editing 20468 15021
Data manipulation 8290 8083
Writing score 12840 10855

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 11 Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)
ROM EMUI 12 EMUI 12
OS size 10 GB 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 3750 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes, SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:54 hr 1:25 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:44 hr -
Watching video 11:27 hr -
Gaming 04:56 hr -
Standby 93 hr -
General battery life
Nova 9
26:35 hr
Nova 5T
n/a

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 117°
Lenses 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) 4 (48 MP + 16 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
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 13 mm
- Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS)
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 27 mm
- Pixel size: 1.75 micron
Depth lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Pixel size: 1.75 micron
- Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6912 x 4624
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Pixel size - 0.8 microns
Sensor type CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size - 1/2.8"
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 18 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nova 9 +12%
90.5 dB
Nova 5T
81.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2021 August 2019
Release date September 2021 November 2019
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W -
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei Nova 9 is definitely a better buy.

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