Huawei Nova 9

Huawei Nova 9
  • Screen: 6.57" OLED - 1080 x 2340
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
  • Camera: 4 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
  • Battery: 4300 mAh
  • OS: Android 12
  • Weight: 175 grams (6.17 oz)
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Review

Display
70
Camera
52*
Performance
41
Gaming
18
Battery
51
Connectivity
68
NanoReview Score
51*
Scores marked with a red asterisk (*) are approximate, as we currently do not have sufficient test results to make a precise estimation.
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Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Huawei Nova 9

Display

Type OLED
Size 6.57 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9
PPI 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 430 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100%
PWM 500 Hz
Response time 2.8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
607 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 73.7 mm (2.9 inches)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Glass
Frame material Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of the Huawei Nova 9
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max clock 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L
GPU shading units 512
GPU clock 550 MHz
FLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark results of the Huawei Nova 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1018
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2936
Compute Score (GPU)
2148
Compute Score (GPU) 2148
Single-core score 1018
Multi-core score 2936
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
798218
CPU 323416
GPU 101821
Memory 156494
UX 216487
Total score 798218
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
217
Graphics test 2 FPS
Graphics score 217
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
693
Stability 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS
Graphics score 693
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
9427
Web score 6492
Video editing 5926
Photo editing 20586
Data manipulation 7567
Writing score 13128

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Aaron)AnTuTu 11790895
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (Cedrick)AnTuTu 11804520
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-20 (Lamon)AnTuTu 11798218
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-26 (Koykoy)Geekbench 6 GPU2141
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-26 (Koykoy)Geekbench 6 CPU1015 / 2919
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-14 (Florin)Geekbench 6 GPU2148
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-14 (Florin)Geekbench 6 CPU1018 / 2936

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1
Memory card No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM EMUI 13
OS size 10.5 GB

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh
Max charge power 66 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging Yes
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:54 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:40 hr
Watching video 10:30 hr
Gaming 04:36 hr
Standby 94 hr
General battery life
18:10 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital
Flash LED
Stabilization Digital
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2
Stabilization Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4
Stabilization Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0
Sensor CMOS
Autofocus No
Stabilization Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard 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
Bluetooth version 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat* 18
2G network GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G network HSDPA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
4G network LTE 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/34/38/39/40/41/66
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Mono
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range
Announced September 2021
Release date September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $500
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Nova 9 may differ by country or region

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