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Huawei Nova Mobile Phone
Huawei Nova
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.1 in5.8 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density443.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyesyes
HDRnonoyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
1.9 f
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
LED flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Magnesium
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyesyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.56 in5.61 in5.86 in5.81 in
Width2.72 in2.74 in2.68 in2.7 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.15 oz5.36 oz5.47 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.25.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version1.02.0
3.1
3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity3020.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h288.0 h326.0 h326.0 h
Talk time33.0 h27.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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