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Once again, Huawei brings one of the best mid-range phones to the market. But again, it’s hard to recommend.

I rarely feel that dependent on Google plus services It cánido be a problem in my everyday life. Until a Huawei phone slips through my hands.

He is Huawei nova 9 It has everything it needs to be one of the teléfonos inteligentes of the year: a pleasant modern design, plenty of power, a very good camera and a price that is above the competition but not too far from the norm. your category.

But again, the fact that Google plus applications are not it’s a problem again. It’s the same thing that made Huawei one of the top-selling mobile brands in the European market, with a market share of less than 1% last quarter.

Huawei nova 9, Andro4all opinion and score

Huawei Nova 9 price and where to buy it

The Huawei nova 9 will be available in Spain from mid-November at a price of 1.50 euros Price 499 euros. It cánido be purchased in one configuration 8gigas de memoria with 128GB internal storage.

It is available both on the brand’s official en línea store. It perro also be found at other regular retailers like Amazon.

Huawei nova 9

Huawei Nova 9 data sheet

Where is the Huawei Nova 9 located?

The mid-high range or affordable high-end range consists of some of the most interesting phones on the market. He is Huawei nova 9 tries to gain a foothold in this segment.

Huawei’s new model competes with terminals like this xiaomi 11T, the SMALL F3 or the real >. Although each of them is equipped more powerful processors than the Nova 9’s Snapdragon 778G, a Huawei model it surpasses them in terms of quality and building materialsScreen quality, appearance and in some cases i photography.

But oddly enough, it’s its other main competitor. He is honor 50 basically it’s a huawei nova 9… without the problems of the nova 9: ​​yes a better main camera, 5G connectivity and preinstalled Google plus applications. All this for a Price only 30 euros higher until nova 9.

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Within the Huawei catalogue, it is the a model just below the Huawei P serieswhich he has various aspects in common, particularly in relation to the design or the photographic part.

With the nova 9, Huawei tries to stand out through design and photography / Image: Christian Collado

design and presentation

The Nova 9 is the closest thing to the Huawei P50 in the western market to date. At least in terms of design.

As usual in the last generations of the Nova series, The physical appearance of the device espectáculos that Huawei has paid attention when building the device and did not follow the trend of using a generic design although it is a mid-range oriented model.

So much so that the Similarities to its current flagship are more than logical. the back part, made of glass with a pleasantly rough feelIt includes the signature camera module, composed of a double circle in the style of the P50, combined on the back by hiding all the sensors in two modules of the same size and shape.

The back of the Nova 9 has a rough, matte surface that is very comfortable to hold / Image: Christian Collado

The unit that passed through my hands a hue between blue and purple, which varies with light frequency. In a way it is reminiscent of the blue color of the Xiaomi Mi 11, although it is darker and with more emphasis on purple tones.

His face is occupied with a large AMOLED screen surrounded by very narrow bezels this is undoubtedly one of the crown jewels the technical data sheet of the device.

It is covered by a curved glass on both sides, with “waterfall” effect, although a typical feature of the top-line models, never seen before in the intermediate series of the catalogue. For better or worse – it all depends on who you ask – the cascading screen is a differentiator this phone.

Waterfall screen, the distinguishing feature of the nova 9 design / Image: Christian Collado

The panel in question 6.57 inch diagonal and intention Full HD+and a renewal rate of 120 Hertz. Those are the numbers. From day to day that The Nova 9’s screen is clearly one of the best, if not the best ever in a móvil inteligente of its class with a more than acceptable maximum brightness, excellent viewing angles and very good color reproduction. A must very soft which adds to the 120 hertz and makes everything move with great fluidity.

Since it is logical to see the dimensions of your screen, The Huawei Nova 9 is a big phone. The curves of his body make him one comfortable in the hand, and there will be people who perro use it with one hand without too much trouble. However, it is far from a perfect case for people who like small cell phones with a height of 16 centimeters, although it is not a very heavy móvil inteligente 175 grams.

Other interesting features that emphasize its external appearance are for example the narrow aluminum edge that’s about a full case, and that the volume and power buttons, the second accented with an orange tint as usual with the reference cell phones of the China company. Besides the the screen is perforated in its central upper part to the to hold camera autofotos and vídeo calls.

Although not everything is a design plus. In contrast to more expensive models, the nova 9 y también IP protection against water and dustand its sound system consists of a single speaker located on the bottom of the device.

No water resistance, no stereo speakers in the Huawei nova 9 / Image: Christian Collado

hardware and performance

This time, Kirin is not aparente under the hood of the Nova 9. Huawei has chosen one of the platforms that, although of especial importance, proves that the best performance is available in the devices on which it is installed.

And that means the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor Huawei nova 9 There is no 5G módemand so it leaves us a device does not fit this type of network. In mid-2021, almost at the gates of 2022, there will be people who find this lack an inconvenience and the truth is that it is possible, especially if the device is intended to be used for several years.

The processor is equipped with eight cores: four of them 2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 and four of them 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55and from one Adreno 642L GPU controlador. All this with 8 GB of RAM memory and 128 or 256 GB of internal storage.

With a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor, performance is one of the Nova 9’s strengths / Image: Christian Collado

This combination of features represents a Solvent behavior in any case. The Huawei nova 9 has no problem running heavy tasks, managing multiple multitasking applications or handling large archivos. The experience is worth it high-end móvil inteligentemainly because of the fluidity offered by the screen with a high refresh rate and reduction screen touch latencywhich directly depends on the measures taken.

battery

He is Huawei Nova 9 battery With you Capacity 4,300miliamperio-horaand as such, it’s nowhere near the biggest we’ve seen in this mobile segment.

However, using a modern and efficient processor means efficient optimization – albeit a bit aggressive – by this programa The independence of the phone is more than right.

In general, during this week of testing is the most usual Arrive at night with about 30% battery charge with in between three and four hours of screen on. It’s no wonder in terms of battery like the Huawei Mate series models, but its autonomy is far from a problem.

The fingerprint reader integrated in the display is fast and precise / Picture: Christian Collado

In addition, the device has one of the fastest charging systems yet seen in a phone of this category: 66 w through the Charger includedthis allows Fully charge the battery in less than 40 minutes. With just 15 minutes of charging, we manage to charge half the battery.

In this case, Huawei made the decision wireless charging is not available.

programa and experience

The Huawei Nova 9 is also coming onto the market EMUI12 inside and is the brand’s first terminal to launch this version of the custom layer developed by Huawei.

EMUI12 It’s a layer that emplees Android 11 as a base, but Huawei succeeded Remove all references to Android of the operating system, with the aim of making it feel like its own operating system. Something afín to models sold in China with the HarmonyOS operating system.

This has advantages, the most obvious of which the excellent performance of the device when working together with the rest of the devices in the Huawei ecosystembut also its disadvantages.

and I am afraid again the disadvantages They perro be vital factors that make more than one person choose a competitor model over this Nova 9.

Because as we have recently seen analyzing other Huawei terminals, Lack of Google plus services and applications it poses more problems than initially expected. It’s true that gallery aplicación Thanks to its growing catalog of applications, it perro more or less replace the Google plus Play Store. What Huawei’s mobile services cánido’t offer, at least for now, is the lack of features in Google plus Mobile Services that are required for some of the most habitual applications to work. In some cases aplicaciones won’t stop working:

Aside from what is probably the most serious issue with the device, it has to be said that it is EMUI12 It’s one of the most complete and advanced series we’ve seen to date. On the other hand, understandable since Huawei was forced to develop alone all those elements that disappeared when the veto imposed by the United States took effect.

At the aesthetic level, the programa keeps the lines of the previous versions and the similarities in terms of interfaz Harmony OS 2.0 They are more than clear.

EMUI 12’s home screen offers a classic format with all applications laid out on the home screen – although there is an option to enable the aplicación drawer format in the device’s settings. Starter–.

An interesting piece of news perro be found in the notification panel and control center, because to access one or the other, you must Swipe the screen from the top left or top right In this respect, we see that Huawei has chosen a afín approach to Xiaomi with MIUI.

Features have also been added to improve the Experience with multitaskingincluding one Aplicaciones sidebar accessed by making a gesture from one side of the screen and holding your finger. This panel cánido personalization so that only our favorite application is displayed.

And when we speak of applications, it must be said that it is Variety of aplicaciones included by default from Huawei should be more than enough alleviate the lack of Google plus applications. It is possible to find important tools such as: Browser, Correo electrónico Aplicación, Calendar, Contacts, Gallery, Messages, Translator, Music or Maps. In this sense, the new version of petal cards greatly improved.

Some of the applications are pre-installed on the Huawei nova 9 / Picture: Christian Collado

All the features of Huawei added into one harmonious design and work quickly and smoothly to do EMUI12 the most mature version of Huawei’s personalization layer to date. if not because Applications such as YouTube or Google plus Maps cannot be used​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, an EMUI 12 of the public, that part of the public that has used a terminal of the brand past, or those who were looking for an alternative to the models from Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme or the other companies.

cameras

On the back of the Huawei nova 9 / picture: Christian Collado has a total of four cameras

There’s no doubt that Huawei wanted to make the photography part of the nova 9 one of its strengths. All you have to do is look at your camera system and see that your star tracker is that Sony imx766 50 megapixel downloadThe same is used by reference models in mobile photography like that OPPO Find X3 Pro or the OnePlus 9 Pro.

But I’m afraid the joy for photo enthusiasts ends there. Unlike the other two models mentioned, Huawei has not added this sensor to the classic duo Sensor with ultra wide angle and telephoto lens. Instead we see an 8-megapixel camera with an ultra-wide-angle lens and two complementary cameras 2 megapixels eachfor “macro” and portrait shots.

As for the front camera, Huawei again espectáculos its chest by integrating one of the highest resolution sensors we’ve ever seen in a camera. autofotoswith Resolution 32 megapixels and f/2.0 aperture.

To see the results obtained with other mobile phones that use the same main sensor as this Huawei nova 9, We expected a little more from the cameras from this terminal.

While the experience isn’t bad, we’re sure Variations in catches receivedespecially in relation to the Capture details of the scenesprobably because of a very good performance of the autofocus systemwhich is even sharper in night scenes.

Dynamic range is good, and Huawei’s algorithms do a good job of capturing images in complex lighting scenes. Sometimes yes, the programa tends to Disminuye noise more than necessaryespecially with nocturnal seizures.

If the 8 megapixel camera with ultra wide angle lensthe quality of the photos goes down and we get pictures less detailed and with colors very different from those captured by the main sensor.

things change when We use the front camera to do this autofotos. Data capture is excellent and the wide dynamic range ensures well-lit shots, even in complex scenes. The finish also doesn’t tend to change the skin tone too much, as is the case with other models.

General, It’s a good camera system, although there is room for improvement in some aspects. We want a slightly more powerful secondary sensor or a tele to add plus flexibility to the system, instead of the 2-megapixel sensors which, like a host of other phones, do little more than increase the numbers on the phone’s spec sheet.

Photo gallery with Huawei nova 9

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