Huawei nova 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

Huawei nova 9

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 20, 41, 77, 78, 79, 81 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
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 (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

Plastic front (opened), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM

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

Nano-SIM and eSIM
Height

160 mm

85.1 mm
Width

73.7 mm

71.9 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

15.1 mm
Height unfolded

-

165.1 mm
Width unfolded

-

71.9 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

6.9 mm
Weight

175 g

187 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IPX8, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Violet

Blue, Cream, Graphite, Gray, Green, Lavender, Mint, Yellow

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670

Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 670

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS

UFS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 10x digital zoom

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.8 , 24 mm, 1.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

9216 x 6144 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

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

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

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, phase detection autofocus, tracking autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.0

(wide) , 10 MP, f/2.2 , 85˚ , 26 mm, 1.22 µm
Selfie camera resolution

6528 x 4896 pixels

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Selfie camera features

Face unlock

Autofocus, face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

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

4K@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, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with tri-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-
NavIC

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4300 mAh

3700 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Huawei Super Fast Charge, 66W (100% in 38 min)

Yes, 25W (50% in 30 min)
Reverse charging

Yes

-
Wireless reverse charging

-

Yes, 4.5W
Fast wireless charging

-

Qi, 15W

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