Huawei Nova 5 vs Honor 9X Pro

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 5 vs Honor 9X Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9X Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while Huawei Nova 5 runs at 2.27 GHz, making Honor 9X Pro the better performer.


Display: Honor 9X Pro offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Huawei Nova 5 offers 6.39 inches, making Honor 9X Pro the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 5 features a OLED display compared to Honor 9X Pro's IPS LCD, making Huawei Nova 5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei Nova 5 and Honor 9X Pro feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor 9X Pro offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 9X Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 5 offers 3500 mAh, making Honor 9X Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 9X Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Huawei Nova 5 offers 128 GB, making Honor 9X Pro the better option for storage.

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Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
Huawei Nova 5
₹28,390
(Not Released in India)
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Honor 9X Pro
Honor 9X Pro
Honor 9X Pro
Honor 9X Pro
Honor 9X Pro
Honor 9X Pro
₹18,490
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
76%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2020
20 May, 2020

Performance
HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.27 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
OLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera
32 MP
16 MP

Battery
3500 mAh
4000 mAh
Super Charging
N/A
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

User Ratings

N/A
3.7/5
(7,314 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
May 20, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 810
HiSilicon Kirin 810

Processor

Octa core

2.27 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.88 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.9 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A76

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MP6
Mali-G52 MP6

RAM

8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.95 %
84.48 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes

Design

Height

157.4 mm
163.1 mm

Width

74.8 mm
77.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.8 mm

Weight

171 grams
206 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

6 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
16 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging 50% in 15 minutes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A
Body: 0.80 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
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