Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova Y72 and Google Pixel 4 - Which is better?

Huawei Nova Y72 vs Google Pixel 4

46 out 100
Huawei Nova Y72
VS
50 out 100
Google Pixel 4
Huawei Nova Y72
Google Pixel 4

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova Y72 Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.75 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710A, vs Google Pixel 4, Manufactured in November, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855. 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 Y72
  • Larger display: 6.75in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 2800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 4
  • Higher pixel density: 444ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 168.3g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova Y72 and Google Pixel 4
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 Y72
vs
Google Pixel 4

Display

Display quality comparison
Type TFT LCD POLED
Size 6.75 in 5.7 in
Resolution 720x1600 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19:9
Pixel density 260 ppi 444 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 460 nits 450 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1 % 80.1 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
437 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a367 Hz
Response timen/a2.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 4]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 168.3 mm (6.63 in) 147.1 mm (5.79 in)
Width 77.7 mm (3.06 in) 68.8 mm (2.71 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 168.3 g (5.94 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova Y72
84.1 %
Google Pixel 4
80.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova Y72 and Google Pixel 4 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710A Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 14 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor No Hexagon 690
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 64 768
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 585 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova Y72
318
Google Pixel 4
895
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova Y72
1201
Google Pixel 4
2602
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)318895
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)12012602
Geekbench Compute (GPU)949n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova Y72]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova Y72
263054
Google Pixel 4
565573
CPU85440178561
GPU34305153977
Memory8032486156
UX62985146879
NanoReview Score263054565573
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
3045
Max Surface Temp.n/a39 °C
Stabilityn/a79 %
Graphics Testn/a18 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3045
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 4]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
10599
Writing scoren/a12868
Web scoren/a7173
Video editingn/a7062
Data manipulationn/a8856
NanoReview Scoren/a10599

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 9.55 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 2800 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (11 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:30 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
13:56
Web Browsingn/a05:06 h
Video Playbackn/a08:59 h
Gamesn/a03:32 h
Standby Moden/a68 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 122 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 12.2 MP
Telephoto: 16 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP122 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX363
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a45 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX481
Sensor sizen/a1/3.09
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
117
Video quality
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
101
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
112
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 4]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
116
Video quality
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
136

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 3/5/8 (1800/850/900 MHz)GSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 / 5200 / 3500 / 600
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8/19UMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28)LTE (B600/B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600/B3500/B5200)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova Y72
n/a
Google Pixel 4
85.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr October, 2019 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr November, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 260 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 22 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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