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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
Huawei · 2021

Huawei nova 9

Huawei nova 9 smartphone. Announced Sep 2021. Features 6.57″ display, Snapdragon 778G 4G chipset, 4300 mAh battery, 256 GB storage, 8 GB RAM.

Display 6.57"
Chipset Snapdragon 778G 4G
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
Camera 50 MP
Battery 4300 mAh
OS HarmonyOS 2.0, EMUI 12
Build 175g, 7.8mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2021, September 23
Status Available. Released 2021, September 30

Platform

OS HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services
Chipset Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU Adreno 642L

Display

Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10
Size 6.57 inches, 106.0 cm 2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
memoryother UFS

Main Camera

Quad 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera

Single 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS

Body

Dimensions 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Battery

Type Li-Po 4300 mAh
Charging 66W wired, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min Reverse wired

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe
Speed HSPA, LTE

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Our Tests

Performance AnTuTu: 469798 (v9) GeekBench: 2973 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 608 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.3 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 96h

Misc

Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet
Models NAM-AL00, NAM-LX9
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2021, September 23
Status Available. Released 2021, September 30
OS HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services
Chipset Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU Adreno 642L
Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10
Size 6.57 inches, 106.0 cm 2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
memoryother UFS
Quad 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Single 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Dimensions 160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type Li-Po 4300 mAh
Charging 66W wired, 60% in 18 min, 100% in 38 min Reverse wired
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Europe
Speed HSPA, LTE
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Performance AnTuTu: 469798 (v9) GeekBench: 2973 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 608 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.3 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 96h
Colors Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet
Models NAM-AL00, NAM-LX9
Price About 120 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
64.8/100
Upper Mid-range

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Processor 59.6
Display 80.5
Camera 72.4
Battery 77.8
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