Mid-range · 2021

Huawei nova 9

Name: Huawei nova 9
Brand: Huawei

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54

A solid mid-ranger with 66W fast charging and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength 66W fast charging, AMOLED screen

6.57″ OLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 778G 4G 8 / 128 GB

4300 mAh 66W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Huawei nova 9 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.57″ · OLED · 1080 × 2340 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.57"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

608 nits

HDR

Supported

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

GeekBench

2,973

Graphics test

GFXBench 28 fps

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

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

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4300 mAh · 66 W wired

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

Capacity

4300 mAh

Lab endurance

96:00h

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.3 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.3 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

175 g · 7.8 mm

Height

160.0 mm

Width

73.7 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

175 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.57″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2340 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

33% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 15 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

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

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

66 W vs 25 W charging

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.57″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

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

Less stable camera

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

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

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