Huawei Nova 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 9 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 9
- Larger display: 6.57in
- Lighter design: 175g vs 190g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
- Higher pixel density: 407ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4300mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.57 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 392 ppi | 407 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 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 % | 85.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 95.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 500 Hz | 227 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160 mm (6.3 in) | 159.8 mm (6.29 in) |
| Width | 73.7 mm (2.9 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 7.77 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green - Purple |
- White - Blue - Green - Red - Orange - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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)) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 770 | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU Cores | 512 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 550 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | 844 GFLOPS | 1202.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1070 | 1230 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2996 | 3392 |
| CPU | 216757 | 228069 |
| GPU | 138994 | 255465 |
| Memory | 116607 | 124277 |
| UX | 117554 | 166174 |
| NanoReview Score | 589912 | 773985 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 37.4 °C | 37.9 °C |
| Stability | 98 % | 91 % |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | 23 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2490 | 3875 |
| Writing score | 12816 | 13128 |
| Web score | 6595 | 10145 |
| Video editing | 5939 | 7149 |
| Data manipulation | 8261 | 9664 |
| NanoReview Score | 9635 | 11992 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 12) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 10.5 GB | 25.6 GB |
| UI Skin | EMUI 13 | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4300 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (37% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:54 h | 1:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:40 h | 08:09 h |
| Video Playback | 10:30 h | 13:42 h |
| Games | 04:36 h | 05:01 h |
| Standby Mode | 94 h | 114 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 76 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Hynix HI-847 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 3.2 |
| 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 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/B13/B14/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2021 yr | September, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2021 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 500 | 700 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 66 W | Yes 15 W |
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