HTC U23 vs Huawei nova 9 SE

HTC U23

Huawei nova 9 SE

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 7, 20, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA

-
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Metal, glass

Plastic, glass
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

166.6 mm

164.6 mm
Width

77.1 mm

75.6 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

202 g

191 g
Waterproof

IP67 (1.5m for 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP67

-
Colors

Blue, Violet

Black, Blue, White

Display
Display type

OLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2388 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

387 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

120Hz

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A710

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.36 GHz Cortex-A710

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G
GPU

Adreno 644

Adreno 610
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.9

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

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Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 22 mm
Selfie camera resolution

6560 x 4928 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection, HDR

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes