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Huawei Nova 8 Vs Huawei P9

Should you buy Huawei Nova 8 or Huawei P9? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

3800 mAh 3000 mAh

Display

6.57 inches (16.69 cm) 5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Front Camera

32 MP 8 MP

Processor

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 955

RAM

- 3 GB

Rear Camera

64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 12 MP

Battery

Capacity

3800 mAh 3000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 66W: 100 % in 35 minutes Yes, Fast

Removable

No No

Standby time

- Up to 566 Hours(3G) / Up to 526 Hours(2G)

TalkTime

- Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)

Type

Li-Polymer Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus -

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Camera Setup

Single -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels -

Resolution

32 MP f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length) -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps -

Design

Build Material

- Case: Metal Back: Metal

Colours

Midnight Black, Silver, Forest Green, Midsummer Purple Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Prestige Gold

Height

160.12 mm 145 mm

Thickness

7.64 mm 6.9 mm

Weight

169 grams 144 grams

Width

74.01 mm 70.9 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9 -

Bezelless Display

Yes with punch-hole display -

Display Type

OLED IPS LCD

Pixel Density

392 ppi 424 ppi

Refresh Rate

90 Hz -

Resolution

- 1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm) 5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.22 % 72.34 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Front Camera

Autofocus

- No

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

- No

Resolution

- 8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

General

Brand

Huawei Huawei

Custom UI

EMUI EMUI

Launch Date

- August 17, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q) Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes, Laser autofocus

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

- Dual

Flash

- Yes, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 4000 x 3000 Pixels

OIS

- No

Resolution

- 12 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera 12 MP

Sensor

- Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Macro Mode

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C 3.5 mm

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.1 Yes, v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N28 TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available -

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Single SIM, GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging -

VoLTE

Yes -

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.58 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 1.84 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55) Octa core (2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 955

Fabrication

7 nm -

Graphics

Mali-G77 Mali-T880 MP4

Ram

8 GB -

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical -

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 128 GB

Internal Memory

128 GB 32 GB

USB OTG

- Yes
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each mobiles has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

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