Upper mid-range · 2021

Huawei nova 9 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A54's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 100W fast charging

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.72″ AMOLED · 120Hz

778G 4G 8 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 100W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.72″ · OLED · 1236 × 2676 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.72"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1236 × 2676 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

578,555

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 2.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new HarmonyOS versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

HarmonyOS 2.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A54 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 100 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

100 W

Fast

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26

Build & Design

186 g · 8.0 mm

Height

163.4 mm

Width

74.4 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

186 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1236 × 2676 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.72″ vs 6.1″ screen

23% larger battery capacity

100 W vs 20 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

579k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

100 W vs 25 W charging

Lower benchmark score

579k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 186 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

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