Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 and Huawei Nova 9 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 vs Huawei Nova 9

82 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
VS
55 out 100
Huawei Nova 9
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
Huawei Nova 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra, vs Huawei Nova 9, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6550mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 9
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 203.5g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 and Huawei Nova 9
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:
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
vs
Huawei Nova 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1400 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.7 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
603 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a500 Hz
Response timen/a2.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Nova 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.95 mm (6.34 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 75.24 mm (2.96 in) 73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Thickness 8.06 mm (0.32 in) 7.77 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 203.5 g (7.18 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
88.7 %
Huawei Nova 9
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 and Huawei Nova 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 3250 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)		 - 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 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 896 512
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
1657
Huawei Nova 9
1070
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
6515
Huawei Nova 9
2996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16571070
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)65152996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)12787n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
1769868
Huawei Nova 9
589912
CPU401853216757
GPU664282138994
Memory378725116607
UX325008117554
NanoReview Score1769868589912
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
2490
Max Surface Temp.n/a37.4 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2490
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Nova 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
9635
Writing scoren/a12816
Web scoren/a6595
Video editingn/a5939
Data manipulationn/a8261
NanoReview Scoren/a9635

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

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 6550 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 19 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
18:10
Web Browsingn/a06:40 h
Video Playbackn/a10:30 h
Gamesn/a04:36 h
Standby Moden/a94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No 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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.9
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.951/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSmartsens SC820CSn/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV20B CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6.0 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B3/B5/B8GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19HSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/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 categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4
n/a
Huawei Nova 9
90.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 400 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 the clear winner in this comparison.

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