- 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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Full specifications
Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Huawei Nova 9
| 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 |
β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
607 nits
Sources:
NotebookCheck
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| 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 |
| Single-core score |
1018 |
| Multi-core score |
2936 |
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 |
| 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
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 |
| Operating system |
Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM |
EMUI 13 |
| OS size |
10.5 GB |
| 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
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Speakers |
Mono |
| Headphone audio jack |
No |
| FM radio |
No |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| 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