Huawei Mate X3 vs Huawei nova 9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 SA/NSA

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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

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Plastic, glass
SIM

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

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

156.9 mm

160 mm
Width

72.4 mm

73.7 mm
Thickness

11.8 mm

7.8 mm
Height unfolded

156.9 mm

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Width unfolded

141.5 mm

-
Thickness unfolded

5.3 mm

-
Weight

239/241 g

175 g
Waterproof

IPX8

-
Dust proof

IPX8

-
Colors

Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple, White

Black, Blue, Green, Violet

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 670
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G
GPU

Adreno 730

Adreno 642L
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512, 1024 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

NM (Nano Memory)

No
Memory card max

256 GB

-
Storage

UFS

UFS

OS
OS

HarmonyOS 3.1 (China), EMUI (Europe), no Google Play Services

HarmonyOS 2.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 50x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 10x digital zoom
(periscope telephoto) , 8 MP, f/3.4 , 125 mm, 5x optical zoom

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm

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

8192 x 6144 pixels

9216 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical 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, XMAGE

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

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, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.1, Display Port 1.2

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with tri-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes
NavIC

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, altimiter, barometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity