Huawei Nova Y91 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova Y91 Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 6.95 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova Y91
  • Larger display: 6.95in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 538ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 214g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova Y91 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.95 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2376 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.89:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 376 ppi 538 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 660 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 270 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.4 % 87.9 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
655 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.1 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a245 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 171.6 mm (6.76 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 79.9 mm (3.15 in) 72.3 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance Yes IP68
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova Y91
85.4 %
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
87.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova Y91 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73))
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Yes
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 128 360
GPU Frequency 1114 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 284 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova Y91
537
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova Y91
1583
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2383
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)537933
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15832383
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova Y91
333924
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
590084
CPU108429192149
GPU48773158975
Memory112870112523
UX63852126437
NanoReview Score333924590084
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
2480
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.8 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2480
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
8592
Writing scoren/a10968
Web scoren/a6821
Video editingn/a5781
Data manipulationn/a7579
NanoReview Scoren/a8592

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 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 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 15.2 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 EMUI 10.1

Battery

Volume 7000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
19:51
Web Browsingn/a07:46 h
Video Playbackn/a11:44 h
Gamesn/a04:55 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX600
Sensor sizen/a1/1.73
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a20 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
114
Video quality
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
109

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
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 Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
85
Video quality
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
115

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
Bluetooth version 5 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM Bands B2/B3/B5/B8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA Bands B1/B2/B4/B5/B8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B13/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova Y91
n/a
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
77.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr October, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr November, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 280 1050
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 22 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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