Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 9 and Vivo X300 Ultra - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 9 vs Vivo X300 Ultra

55 out 100
Huawei Nova 9
VS
94 out 100
Vivo X300 Ultra
Huawei Nova 9
Vivo X300 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 9 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Vivo X300 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 232g
Reasons to choose Vivo X300 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 9 and Vivo X300 Ultra
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 9
vs
Vivo X300 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.57 in 6.82 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.8:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 510 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 430 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 9
603 nits
Vivo X300 Ultra
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)500 Hzn/a
Response time2.8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Nova 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 162.98 mm (6.42 in)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 in) 76.81 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 in) 8.49 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 9
89.8 %
Vivo X300 Ultra
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 9 and Vivo X300 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 4600 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))		 - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 642 n/a
GPU Cores 512 n/a
GPU Frequency 550 MHz n/a
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 9
1070
Vivo X300 Ultra
3621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 9
2996
Vivo X300 Ultra
10653
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10703621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)299610653
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X300 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 9
589912
Vivo X300 Ultra
4247433
CPU2167571192014
GPU1389941543938
Memory116607525105
UX117554986376
NanoReview Score5899124247433
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 9
2490
Vivo X300 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.37.4 °Cn/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2490n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Nova 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 9
9635
Vivo X300 Ultra
n/a
Writing score12816n/a
Web score6595n/a
Video editing5939n/a
Data manipulation8261n/a
NanoReview Score9635n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 12) Android 16
OS Size 10.5 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 6600 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:54 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 9
18:10
Vivo X300 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing06:40 hn/a
Video Playback10:30 hn/a
Games04:36 hn/a
Standby Mode94 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length23 mm35 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony LYT-901
Sensor size1/1.561/1.12 (0.89)
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a200 MP
Aperturen/af/2.7
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony LYT-818
Sensor sizen/a1/1.28 (0.78)
Pixel sizen/a1.22 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung ISOCELL JN1
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size n/a 0.64 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
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
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsHSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 9
90.5 dB
Vivo X300 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr April, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
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 Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X300 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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