Huawei nova 9 vs ZTE nubia Red Magic 7S

Huawei nova 9

ZTE nubia Red Magic 7S

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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G network

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5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 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

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM

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

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

160 mm

170.6 mm
Width

73.7 mm

78.3 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

9.5 mm
Weight

175 g

215 g
Build features

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Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing), built-in cooling fan, aviation aluminum middle frame
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Violet

Black, Gray

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 670

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

8 GB

8, 12, 16 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

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

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.97" , 0.7 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

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

9216 x 6144 pixels

9248 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

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

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
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, 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

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 3.0
USB connector

-

Accessory connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with tri-band A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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NavIC

Yes

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Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4300 mAh

4500 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

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

Yes, 120W (100% in 17 min)
Reverse charging

Yes

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