Huawei Nova 9 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Huawei Nova 9 - handsome is not without flaw

The Chinese company Huawei is losing its audience rather quickly, but continues to release all new smartphones. Problems with Google services are still relevant, and the fight on an equal footing with opponents who do not waste time in vain is becoming more difficult. That is why the hero of today's review, although he does not look like an outsider, hardly pretends to sky-high sales values.

The appearance of the novelty is one of its strongest competitive advantages. The body, although made of plastic, outwardly almost literally repeats that of the flagship P50 line, attracting attention with a stylish camera unit and a neat 32-megapixel front-facing selfie camera. The 6.57-inch AMOLED screen is beautiful and smoothly transitions to the metal edging, but this solution does not benefit ergonomics due to frequent accidental touches. The AMOLED display is also decent. The color calibration is good, the brightness and contrast parameters do not fail, and the resolution of 2340x1080 pixels is enough for the clarity of the picture. Another plus of the screen will be the refresh rate of 120 hertz , which favorably affects the smoothness of the displayed content.

The technical characteristics turned out to be less impressive, but the combination of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor, 8GB of RAM and the Adreno 642L graphics adapter cannot be called mediocre in terms of both performance and energy efficiency. Almost 500 thousand points in the Antutu benchmark prove the chipset's suitability for resource-intensive games at unashamed medium-high graphics settings. The autonomy of the gadget reaches 8-10 hours of active screen time. The greatest merit of this result lies in the capacious battery. In addition, the 4300mAh battery does not disappoint with the charging time, you need to stay at the outlet for less than an hour. The volume of internal memory has been increased to 128GB without the possibility of expansion, so before buying, you need to consciously choose the correct version of the device.

The main cameras are topped by a 50-megapixel sensor, which means a decent level of photographic ability. However, without optical stabilization and high-quality lenses, the modules fail somewhat before the evening shooting, which is noticeable by the noise and smudged small details. However, such shortcomings are not observed during daytime photo shoots, the details of the pictures are excellent, as is the color rendition. NFC contactless payments are present, however, the lack of Google services, stereo sound and FDD-LTE B7 can seriously complicate the life of a future buyer. This fact, as well as the inflated price tag, will be obstacles to the success of an overall attractive device.