POCO X3 Pro vs Huawei Nova 9

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Comparing the POCO X3 Pro 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: Huawei Nova 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.0 GHz, while POCO X3 Pro runs at 2.96 GHz, making Huawei Nova 9 the better performer.


Display: POCO X3 Pro offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Huawei Nova 9 offers 6.57 inches, making POCO X3 Pro the larger display of the two. Huawei Nova 9 features a OLED display compared to POCO X3 Pro's IPS LCD, making Huawei Nova 9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while POCO X3 Pro offers 48 MP, making Huawei Nova 9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while POCO X3 Pro offers 20 MP, making Huawei Nova 9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO X3 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 5160 mAh, while Huawei Nova 9 offers 4300 mAh, making POCO X3 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both POCO X3 Pro and Huawei Nova 9 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei Nova 9
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
82%

Release Date

06 Apr, 2021
24 Jan, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 860
Snapdragon 778G
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.57 inches (16.69 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 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
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5160 mAh
4300 mAh
33W Fast 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

  • Class-leading performance
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Good audio setup
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Bulky design
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(138,365 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

478,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
21h 14m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Apr 06, 2021
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v11
HarmonyOS

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
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)

7 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 642L

RAM

6 GB / 8 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.

478,897
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.9 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.57 inches  (16.69 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

450 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
392 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.61 %
89.66 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Display Colour

N/A
16M

Design

Height

165.3 mm
160 mm

Width

76.8 mm
73.7 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

215 grams
175 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP53
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
+ 8 MP
+ 2 MP
+ 2 MP
Quad Primary Cameras
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
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
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Movie Frame
Vlog Mode
Short Video Mode
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
32 MP
Front Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5160 mAh
4300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 59 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.

21h 14m
N/A

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

1h 43m 45s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 0.809 W/kg Body: 0.645 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 v5.0
Yes v5.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
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

Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
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

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