Huawei nova 8i
                                      | 
		
                                    VS  | 
		
                                    Huawei nova 9 SE 5G
                                      | 
	
	
		| 
                                    July 22, 2021
                                     | 
		Released: | 
		
                                    April 23, 2022 | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
                                 | 
		Operating System:  | 
		Android 11, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black
                                 | 
		Colors: | 
		Midnight Black, Pearl White, Crystal Blue | 
	
	
		| 
                                    NEN-L22, NEN-LX1
                                 | 
		Models:  | 
		 | 
	
	
		| 
                                    4G, 3G, 2G
                                 | 
		Network Speed:  | 
		5G, 4G, 3G, 2G | 
	
	
		| Display | 
	
	
		| 
                                    6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (89.4% screen-to-body ratio)
                                 | 
		Size: | 
		6.78 inches, 111.4 cm2 (89.5% screen-to-body ratio) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    1080 x 2376 pixels (391 ppi density)
                                 | 
		Resolution: | 
		1080 x 2388 pixels (387 ppi density) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    IPS LCD
                                 | 
		Type: | 
		IPS LCD, 120Hz | 
	
	
		| Body | 
	
	
		| 
                                    161.9
                                    mm (6.37 in) | 
		Height: | 
		164.6 mm (6.48 in) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    74.7
                                    mm (2.94 in) | 
		Width: | 
		75.6 mm (2.98 in) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    8.6
                                    mm (0.34 in) | 
		Thickness: | 
		7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    190 g | 
		Weight: | 
		191 g | 
	
	
		| 
                                    No
                                 | 
		Water Resistant: | 
		No | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
                                 | 
		SIM: | 
		Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | 
	
	
		| Rear Camera | 
	
	
		| 
                                    4
                                 | 
		Number of Cameras: | 
		4 | 
	
	
		| 
                                    64 MP, f/1.9, 26 mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17 mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
                                 | 
		Camera Resolutions: | 
		108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52″, 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    1080p@30fps
                                 | 
		Video Resolution: | 
		1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS | 
	
	
		| 
                                    LED flash, Panorama, HDR
                                 | 
		Features: | 
		LED flash, HDR, panorama | 
	
	
		| Front (Selfie) Camera | 
	
	
		| 
                                    16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
                                 | 
		Camera Resolutions: | 
		16 MP, f/2.2, 22 mm (wide) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    1080p@30fps
                                 | 
		Video Resolution: | 
		1080p@30fps | 
	
	
		| 
                                    HDR
                                 | 
		Features: | 
		 | 
	
	
		| Battery | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable
                                 | 
		Battery Capacity: | 
		Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Fast charging 66W, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min (advertised)
                                 | 
		Charging: | 
		Fast charging 66W, 100% in 35 min (advertised) | 
	
	
		| Hardware | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
                                 | 
		Chipset: | 
		Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) - unconfirmed | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
                                 | 
		Processor: | 
		Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Adreno 610
                                 | 
		GPU: | 
		Adreno 619 | 
	
	
		| 
                                    128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
                                 | 
		Memory: | 
		128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 
	
	
		| 
                                    No
                                 | 
		Memory Card Slot: | 
		microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
                                 | 
		Sensors: | 
		Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass | 
	
	
		| 
                                    No
                                 | 
		Radio: | 
		No | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Yes
                                 | 
		Audio Jack 3.5 mm: | 
		No | 
	
	
		| 
                                    
                                 | 
		Other: | 
		Virtual proximity sensing | 
	
	
		| Network & Connectivity | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
                                 | 
		Wi-Fi: | 
		Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | 
	
	
		| 
                                    5.0, A2DP, LE
                                 | 
		Bluetooth: | 
		5.0, A2DP, LE | 
	
	
		| 
                                    USB Type-C 2.0
                                 | 
		USB: | 
		USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 
	
	
		| 
                                    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
                                 | 
		GPS: | 
		Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | 
	
	
		| 
                                    No
                                 | 
		NFC: | 
		Unspecified | 
	
	
		| 
                                    LTE / HSPA / GSM
                                 | 
		Technology: | 
		5G / LTE / CDMA2000 / HSPA / CDMA / GSM |