Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 9 and Samsung Galaxy A72 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A72

55 out 100
Huawei Nova 9
VS
53 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A72
Huawei Nova 9
Samsung Galaxy A72

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 9 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Samsung Galaxy A72, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 9
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 203g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A72
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 393ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 9 and Samsung Galaxy A72
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 9
vs
Samsung Galaxy A72

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.57 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 430 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 84.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 9
603 nits
Samsung Galaxy A72
825 nits
sRGB gamut100 %98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)500 Hz367 Hz
Response time2.8 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Nova 9], [Samsung Galaxy A72]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 9
89.8 %
Samsung Galaxy A72
84.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 9 and Samsung Galaxy A72 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 692
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 512 256
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 9
1070
Samsung Galaxy A72
661
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 9
2996
Samsung Galaxy A72
1783
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1070661
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29961783
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 9
589912
Samsung Galaxy A72
383153
CPU216757132249
GPU13899474109
Memory11660772736
UX117554104059
NanoReview Score589912383153
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 9
2490
Samsung Galaxy A72
1038
Max Surface Temp.37.4 °C38.2 °C
Stability98 %99 %
Graphics Test14 fps6 fps
Graphics Score24901038
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Nova 9], [Samsung Galaxy A72]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 9
9635
Samsung Galaxy A72
8967
Writing score128169514
Web score65957307
Video editing59396296
Data manipulation82617498
NanoReview Score96358967

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 10.5 GB 25.8 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 One UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:54 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 9
18:10
Samsung Galaxy A72
25:03
Web Browsing06:40 h08:35 h
Video Playback10:30 h13:14 h
Games04:36 h05:11 h
Standby Mode94 h144 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 9
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A72
100
Video quality
Huawei Nova 9
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A72
78
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 9
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A72
92
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a76
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy A72]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/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 PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHzGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsHSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1815
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 9
90.5 dB
Samsung Galaxy A72
88.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 450
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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