Huawei nova 8 5G vs Huawei nova 9

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

Phone 1

Phone 2

Huawei

Huawei nova 8 5G

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2category wins

Huawei

Huawei nova 9

32,000DA

2category wins

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Huawei nova 9

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

Huawei nova 8 5G

Better display

Huawei nova 9

Lighter body

Huawei nova 8 5G

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Size (inches)	6.57	6.57
Panel Type	OLED	OLED
Resolution Height	2340	2340
Resolution Width	1080	1080
Refresh Rate	90	120
PPI	392	392
Screen-to-body	89.3	89.9

Platform

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU	Mali-G77 (8-core)	Adreno 642L
Chipset Name	Kirin 985 5G	Snapdragon 778G 4G
Process (nm)	7	6
OS Name	Android	HarmonyOS
UI Skin	EMUI 11	EMUI 12
OS Version	10	2.0

Benchmarks

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Geekbench (Single-Core)	—	1,017
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	—	2,943
AnTuTu	—	783,606

Memory

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Card Slot	No	No
Variants	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Video	4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS	4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Count	4	4
Depth	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Macro	2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)	2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
ultrawide	8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, (ultrawide)	8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Wide	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm, (wide)	50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Video	4K	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Features	HDR	HDR
Count	1	1
Lens	32 MP, f/2, 26mm, (wide)	32 MP, f/2, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Capacity (mAh)	3800	4300
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	66	66

Body

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM / Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	160.1	160
Thickness (mm)	7.6	7.8
Weight (g)	169	175
Width (mm)	74.1	73.7

Launch

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Announced	2020, December 23	2021, September 23
Status	Available. Released 2021, January 05	Available. Released 2021, September 30

Network

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe
5G Bands	1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA	—
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE, 5G	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE

Connectivity

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Bluetooth	5.1	5.2
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I + B1c + B2a), GALILEO (E1 + E5a), QZSS (L1 + L5), NavIC (L5)
Radio	No	No
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6

Sound

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
3.5mm Jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Features

Spec	Huawei nova 8 5G	Huawei nova 9
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass