Huawei Nova 9 vs OnePlus 9 RT

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 9 vs OnePlus 9 RT across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.0 GHz, while OnePlus 9 RT runs at 2.84 GHz, making Huawei Nova 9 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 9 RT offers a screen size of 6.62 inches, while Huawei Nova 9 offers 6.57 inches, making OnePlus 9 RT the larger display of the two. OnePlus 9 RT features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 9's OLED, making OnePlus 9 RT the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei Nova 9 and OnePlus 9 RT feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 9 RT offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 9 RT offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Huawei Nova 9 offers 4300 mAh, making OnePlus 9 RT better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei Nova 9 and OnePlus 9 RT offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei Nova 9
₹30,890
(Not Released in India)
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OnePlus 9 RT
₹25,249
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

82%
84%

Release Date

24 Jan, 2022
17 Feb, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 778G
Snapdragon 888
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 778G vs Snapdragon 888

Display

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)
6.62 inches (16.81 cm)
OLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4300 mAh
4500 mAh
66W Fast Charging
65W Warp Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stunning display
  • Excellent performer
  • Good-looking design
  • Rapid wired charging

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Overshadowed by the OnePlus 9
  • No headphone jack
  • Sub-par selfie camera

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(11,466 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
795,111
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 52m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Feb 17, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

HarmonyOS
Android v11

OS Updates

N/A
3 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 642L
Adreno 660

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR5

Cooling Technology

N/A
Hybrid Cooling System

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
795,111

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
19.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

OLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches  (16.69 cm)
6.62 inches  (16.81 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
1300 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi
398 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.66 %
87.44 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Display Colour

16M
N/A

Design

Height

160 mm
162.2 mm

Width

73.7 mm
74.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

175 grams
198.5 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
+ 8 MP
+ 2 MP
+ 2 MP
Quad Primary Cameras
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.824 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
N/A
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 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)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
Front Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4300 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Fast Charging 100% in 38 minutes
Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
12h 52m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
30m 46s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
N/A
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.193 W/kg Body: 0.596 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC AMR FLAC MP3 OGG
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

Games

Yes
N/A

Browser

Yes HTML
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited
N/A

Email

Yes
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes
N/A

Other Facilities

Android Market Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer
N/A