OnePlus Nord 2 vs Huawei Nova 9

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Comparing the OnePlus Nord 2 vs Huawei Nova 9 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both OnePlus Nord 2 and Huawei Nova 9 run at the same processing speed of 3.0 GHz.


Display: Huawei Nova 9 offers a screen size of 6.57 inches, while OnePlus Nord 2 offers 6.43 inches, making Huawei Nova 9 the larger display of the two. OnePlus Nord 2 features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Huawei Nova 9's OLED, making OnePlus Nord 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 2 and Huawei Nova 9 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both OnePlus Nord 2 and Huawei Nova 9 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: OnePlus Nord 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Huawei Nova 9 offers 4300 mAh, making OnePlus Nord 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both OnePlus Nord 2 and Huawei Nova 9 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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OnePlus Nord 2
₹29,999
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova 9
₹30,890
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
82%

Release Date

16 Aug, 2021
24 Jan, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Snapdragon 778G
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.57 inches (16.69 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
OLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

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

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Decent performance
  • Excellent photography
  • Software experience still the best
  • Superfast 65W charging
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Mono sensor not very useful
  • Screen brightness could be better
  • Low-light photography needs improvement
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(241 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

541,522
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 16, 2021
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v11
HarmonyOS

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A78 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G77 MC9
Adreno 642L

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

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

541,522
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.8 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
OLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.57 inches  (16.69 cm)

Resolution

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

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
392 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.59 %
89.66 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

Display Colour

N/A
16M

Design

Height

159.1 mm
160 mm

Width

73.3 mm
73.7 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

189 grams
175 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
50 MP
+ 8 MP
+ 2 MP
+ 2 MP
Quad Primary Cameras
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8500 x 6500 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)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
Front Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
4300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 30 minutes
Yes 66W Fast Charging 100% in 38 minutes

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.

15h 27m
N/A

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

0h 40m 4s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
N/A

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 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78 / N79
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct 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

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Vibration

Music

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

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

N/A
Yes

Browser

N/A
Yes HTML

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Practically Unlimited

Email

N/A
Yes

Instant Messaging

N/A
Yes

Other Facilities

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