Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra vs Huawei Nova 9
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Nova 9, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher pixel density: 526ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 4300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 9
- Lighter design: 175g vs 212g
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 16/512 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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.57 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3200 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 526 ppi | 392 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1800 nits | 430 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 480 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.4 % | 89.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 100 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 500 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.26 mm (6.31 in) | 160 mm (6.3 in) |
| Width | 74.95 mm (2.95 in) | 73.7 mm (2.9 in) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 in) | 7.77 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Yellow |
- Black - Blue - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 642 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 512 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 844 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2858 | 1070 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8690 | 2996 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 22968 | n/a |
| CPU | 523392 | 216757 |
| GPU | 1059245 | 138994 |
| Memory | 477813 | 116607 |
| UX | 449320 | 117554 |
| NanoReview Score | 2509770 | 589912 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 37.4 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2490 |
| Writing score | n/a | 12816 |
| Web score | n/a | 6595 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5939 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 8261 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 9635 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | n/a | 10.5 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | EMUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 5300 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | n/a | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:30 h | 0:54 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:26 h | 06:40 h |
| Video Playback | 14:46 h | 10:30 h |
| Games | 05:40 h | 04:36 h |
| Standby Mode | 124 h | 94 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 1920 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 32 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | n/a |
| Focal length | 60 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 32 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KKD1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.44 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | n/a | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8 | GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/6/19 | HSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2025 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 649 | 500 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 66 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.
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