Huawei nova 9 review

The Huawei nova 9 has a catchy design, a curved flagship-grade screen, speedy 66W charging and a modern Snapdragon 778G chipset. At €499 starting price, the appeal of the phone is called into question because pretty much all phones with a Snapdragon 778G run below the €400 mark.
Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the nova9's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.
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Timestamps|Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Design and build
1:41 6.57'' OLED, 1080p, 120Hz refresh rate
2:15 Speaker and sound quality test
2:37 4300mAh battery and 66W fast charging
2:56 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G, 8GB RAM
3:18 HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe)
4:48 Camera specs
5:02 Daylight Photos quality
5:49 Lowlight Photos
6:39 Selfies
6:50 Video quality
7:28 Conclusion

[@reza7531]

Watching this on my huawei y6 2019, I'm going to buy this one as my next phone

[@kurtyoung3577]

So beautiful this phone

[@hennielourens2685]

Got myne last week love it flawless photo even without google

[@iamsuperduper2410]

I leave been using harmony OS for past one month. I absolutely love It. I have been using it on my honor 20. GMS still works. New game space is awesome. Animations are much smoother and performance is better. I hope Huawei launches it globally soon!

[@bongnunag3319]

I have one…Thanks for the video

[@eugeneoghenechoja4828]

Huawei cameras are usually at the top of the competition, but from this review it appears to not be so. I'm not a professional but I feel it may be satisfactory for many general users.

[@andytjhin7670]

Maybe because the chipset are not kirin anymore, instead it just SD778.

[@xyarte9524]

@@andytjhin7670 yeah

[@tshelby5212]

I think it's just the P series and Mate series that are the best Huawei phones with good cameras and everything else

[@ContrerasEmiliano]

@@tshelby5212 Yup, but some people try to defend huawei for their shitty mid rangers.

[@Uolizo]

We just need our kirin chipset tbh

[@IBRAHIMROTERWOLF]

bro love you from Iraq.

[@khanamin8852]

Soooo amazing 👌👌👌

[@talktechafrica]

I'm not a huge fan, but I prefer their kirin to Snapdragon

[@MitsosNorth]

this review is not biased at all.... :D

[@adilahbaubooa3962]

GSM arena rocks 💥

[@SZ23219]

The nova 9 is by far the best nova after huawei's ban, considering that it only costs 300USD now

[@Rainraingoaway-ip7su]

I got mine for 239USD

[@Nightpizza269]

@@Rainraingoaway-ip7sugot mine for 200USD

[@creepio38]

Nova 9, Nova 8, Nova 7, Nova 7 SE, Nova 5T These are the last version of nova that is still very good to use right now, Nova 9 being at the top

[@Touqeer-ul-Hassan45]

Pro grade reviews

[@Titanic.trolling]

I love your videos 💕

[@mackyboy1889]

So elegant and beautiful.. Like the host😊

[@rocambolerocambole3726]

hi, what would you recommend for cameras between the huawei nova 9 and the realme 9 pro plus, I'm interested in vacation photos and videos, amateur not professional? thank you

[@jun-junbaccay]

👍👍👍

[@Rafidcatchpokemon]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@j.qesperas1450]

2:24 Sorry to mention, I know I'm late of 4 months... But I think the Xiaomi Mi 11i is the one that playing the music...

[@TeamVRY]

dang that's quite a camera bump!

[@HeroGamesOfc]

Great phone.

[@tasossaros8375]

Thanks ❤

[@BestGaming400]

In my country is for 150 right now on Black friday

[@cathyche87]

i love curved phone

[@Uolizo]

I can confirm from using my nova 9 that they are Cons but she wasn't using the full compatibilities like using full res mode when taking pics you'll see wut I mean

[@albertvaldez5069]

Hope Huawei better to drop the price, than to buy expensive unit, I love Huawei phones but when it comes to like this more lack of features, I think it's not worth it for me, pls come back to radio, make gorilla glass, etc for the features like the other brands but same price

[@SomeRandomUser]

I'm replacing an Honor 8x and Mate 30 and just looking at this compared to other mid rangers I can tell that ban busted Huawei's kneecaps hard lmao

[@theistnate]

Keep that mate 30. P50 Pro is a good upgrade as it's now available globally but the Nova 9 isn't a upgrade except for 120hz

[@jyshaikh]

Can you help me find out ways to connect wifi using QR code?? I. E. You have android device connected 2 wifi, you don't know password but you can share it using QR code, which Nova 9 need to scan to connect to wifi.

[@whozneezshorts]

Innocent or dont know nothing about cp features will mock huawei phones, the reality is huawei is the best when it comes to everything they balanced every phone specs so we can have a smooth and long last phones, i tried every damn phone and only huawei last longer. The only problem is the gsm but no problem theres an apk only genius and not an old person can find that thing 😎

[@shadowform1264]

does google services work on you huawei?

[@comedyman112]

Why is this listed as 999 usd on gsmarena? But 439 euros...

[@nordia1976]

The back is made of glass; yea that's the first thing that broke when dropping my Huawei phone :P

[@gametan4928]

While Huawei has no gorilla glass I think they had already used nano crystal glass which means that 2×the durability of gorilla glass 6,but I don't think they already used that.

[@georgeanastasopoulos9665]

Nice Video!!! Well, in the camera department which is better the Nova 9 or Oneplus Nord 2? I'm from greece and here the two phones both are priced at 340 euros? Any help of choosing between both? (I dont mind not to have gms either) and last question , does 90hz vs 120 make a difference for scrolling through menus and social media? Thanks

[@thapeloskhosana3189]

Don't buy the huawei, it has no Google

[@jelovoeman]

@@thapeloskhosana3189 Lmaoo. And you won't suggest him a Huawei just because of GMS? He literally said, he don't care about GMS.. Get some help.

[@ContrerasEmiliano]

@@jelovoeman Nah but between those two phones he should pick the Nord 2 , this phone is really bad, nobody should buy it.

[@bukotakodya8976]

@@thapeloskhosana3189 Fucking GOOGLE!!!!! I can still USE Nova 9

[@bukotakodya8976]

@@ContrerasEmiliano no it's NOT!!!! Fucking Nord 2 it wasn't Curved Display..you can't find any Curve display with that price....the bottom chin of that nord 2 is still THICK compare to the Nova 9....

[@happysad4828]

Beautiful 😘 I mean Huawei nova 9 😉

[@roginpromoves6539]

which do you prefer nova 9 or p40

[@cindydevaras1014]

Does themes changes the message background according to the theme you choosed?

[@basicvince]

yeah

[@panepanpan]

Which one you should recommend, the s20 FE or Nova 9 I'm really on the scale for both phones and I'm not quite sure which one to get while the prices are almost the same

[@maaztv1706]

S20 Fe

[@Cvetelin22]

I'd definitely go for the Nova 9. I would buy it from China not with EMUI, but with the Harmony OS and later build an ecosystem out of it.

[@Nikmilet]

can someone say which phone is better in this price range ... ? i dont count bricks over 200 grams

[@Sebastian-gc2hc]

What is the name of this amazing intro song?

[@harigaribovic799]

Nova 9 or Xiaomi Redmi note 10 pro, the Nova 9 is cheaper in my country only need it to take pictures sometimes and the occasional call

[@bukotakodya8976]

Nova 9 is way better... In terms of display the Redmi note 10 pro cannot compete to that nova 9 period

[@narendrasunar4034]

Huawei phones are always best...

[@tilony]

Love your reviews,no gurilla glass no thank you.

[@tshelby5212]

Gorilla

[@dukiduki899]

Just cause it doesnt mention gorilla, it doesnt mean there isnt any tempered glass. Probably asahi.

[@jazmeh1765]

It has gorillia glass 5

[@muhammadkevinsaputra9212]

Hmm, that camera ring design is very similar to xiaomi's design🤔.

[@sadishariar9521]

It should have higher chipset.now a days neo gt 2 of realme give snap dragon 870,this mid ranger lacks in power..I used hisilicon kirin by huwaei ,I think from my user experience they should stick with kirin.

[@notagain2856]

They don't have many powerful Kirin chipsets in stock because Huawei cannot order anymore from TSMC due to the US ban. Foundries in China can only produce older 14nm chipsets like the Kirin 710A.

[@bukotakodya8976]

SD778 IS ENOUGH FOR ME.... I'M NOT FUN OF ONLINE GAME... WATCHING MOVIES IS ALL I DO... SO FOR THE PRICE OF AND HAVING THAT OLED CURVED DISPLAY.. YOU CAN'T FIND THAT DISPLAY RANGING TO THAT PRICE.... PERIOD!!!!

[@deb966]

Is it 5g?

[@irfanullah30]

Which Phone is best

[@ameena6803]

Is it waterproof?

[@MichelNabil]

Same as Honor 50

[@zidannemaulana1537]

Sputnik V of Smartphone

[@iriankohl7759]

still better than any lagsung or isuck made to the date , also the performance and software that huawei's phones offer is beyond any competition. the p50 is probably the most powerful phone ever made even in some comparison the "old" p30 pro put in shame any op+ which are the most powerful android phones in the markets I really hope the stupid nonsense fight with google ends soon if well most of gapp aside youtube and gmail sucks and are useless , most of people nowadays turn down huawei just for that which is a shame...

[@asifaliqureshi6086]

1st gsm love you from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@Hablift]

Love Pakistan From Azerbaijan.

[@sett966]

You look like Chris tyson

[@olawalejohn7054]

They should remove sanction on Huawei phones Huawei is more better and efficient than Samsung when it comes to performance

[@paulinewanjiru7896]

What can i do?

[@marlomaglinte2820]

This phone is waterproof or not?

[@ordevski]

How would you compare the cameras to Galaxy S20 Fe? Great review btw :) I bough this phone few days ago and now is back under warranty. I had green tint issue when dim lighting on the display. Have you noticed on yours? Cheers

[@oscarmaximov1231]

I don't know what it is about this woman but she is rocking my boat, you can whisper tech stuff in my ear all day baby!

[@boltavoltabolt]

Huawei just really fell off the cliff since the USA ban

[@juliantekkengod9187]

Gspace is the answer for Google 😆

[@noufal6268]

Is huawei nova 9 esupports To get pubg

[@paulinewanjiru7896]

I have nova 9 the one am using but it doesnt have playstore,quite discouranging

[@orange11squares]

this is almost a tablet, my first android tablet had 7", many years ago.

[@allpro5872]

need update i think cause camera look not good as usually

[@milanlekic8389]

This or Moto g72?

[@depresso5594]

5:00 HOLY JESUS... wut is that? Wut the puck is that?

[@facer35]

Mfs literally stapled 4 holes in a camera module

[@depresso5594]

@@facer35 and still produce mediocre pictures 😐

[@user-ey1kc3pc4u]

Huawei nova 9 or Samsung galaxy a52s

[@vcx3900]

Struggling with choosing xiaomi mi11t or huawei Nova 9. How will you guys choose between this two ?

[@mohamedzahran808]

Honor 50

[@angeltzepesh1]

M11t

[@medotedo8410]

@@angeltzepesh1 ?

[@angeltzepesh1]

@@medotedo8410 ?

[@medotedo8410]

@@angeltzepesh1 What is M11t ? which brand

[@captaincrook22]

Help me pls. My first 2 smartphones were huawei (p30 lite last one) , and I fell in love with them. Which one should I buy now? Nova, p40 lite, mate,... I don't wanna spend more than 350euros. tho. Any suggestions?

[@nicksonmutua2239]

P series is always on point.. Go for any P series, P30, p30 pro, p40, p40 lite

[@captaincrook22]

@@nicksonmutua2239 ty, I bought fakin Samsung tho. Cuz With huawei you cant even get to the KZbin. And the phone IS not bad at all (it shouldnt be dammit, for 400 eur) But it is no huawei. Oh, and fuk Google.

[@mateenreghoo9334]

Which is better Nova 9 or galaxy A53 ?

[@Ionut.Manuel]

Nova 9 has better cameras,better chipset and display and faster charging speeds

[@Brightsideofmilitary]

So sad for invention company 🙁

[@thelastcry08]

Hail, Hydra!

[@RuanArendt95]

what

[@moinquraishi494]

Angie😍

[@donchekrasniqi7054]

is still worth it in 2023 should i buy it or nah ?

[@psygoat6149]

its processor is lit

[@santifalos]

Okay ❤️

[@mikestech1197]

for 300 eur this phone I think is good

[@shadowform1264]

yeah im thinking about getting for 288 euros

[@mikestech1197]

@@shadowform1264 it's been almost a month since I bought nova 9. It's really good, all tho because the lack of Google services, your life gets a little bit harder. Some apps just don't work. Overall I recommend this

[@shadowform1264]

@@mikestech1197 yeah bro thanks!

[@Yuvrajsharma9]

Not any huawei phone is good for india because it is ban another problem is that u can not use paytm fully or other online banking apps in huawei because it doesn't support another thing in nova 9 what will u do if u record at 4k30fps and u have 1080 display useless

[@anton6998]

✨ ubiquitous ✨

[@etlzturkia5502]

90 pupg ?

[@hlesko3254]

Nova 9 = P30 Pro (with less specs)

[@sabahatkhan7]

And 1st like

[@tiisetsohlatshwayo536]

Xiaomi will wipe the floor with this phone

[@thetwetch2591]

With all their bugs?

[@DashFN69]

@@thetwetch2591 what bugs?

[@pobladorjosh]

How about Bloatware issues?

[@ContrerasEmiliano]

@@pobladorjosh How about google services mf?

[@ContrerasEmiliano]

​@@thetwetch2591 Huawei is dying and hopefully soon you won´t be able to defend them no more. 😁🤣

[@monachild78]

Hauwei didn't even try.

[@sifisombatha1400]

G space for Google it works💯👍but xiaomi 11T pro is better than nova

[@JayAnnLauza]

But there's adds everytime I use

[@ilyasisrafilof3957]

A very good review with a very beautiful lady 👌

[@daikicruz331]

The cons of this nova 9 all the snapdragon 778 smartphone are have 5g connection but this nova 9 is 4g only no 5g connection no google apps Huawei is dead and the price is expensive compare to the other snapdragon 778 5g phones

[@tshelby5212]

Huawei P20 Pro is the best by far

[@lefterispar944]

you are talking 3 years old device its obsolete now

[@kirilraychev732]

@@lefterispar944 Far from obsolete but the technology has definitely improved much. It's as good as any midrange phone nowadays.

[@angeltzepesh1]

I really dont get Huawei. Why they keep these phones so expensive when you can get way better devices at similar or lower prices? Single speaker, SoC pretty mediocre, cameras are not that good, afaik they dont have any protection for the screen either.

[@rileysmiths4083]

Im just here for that immaculate jawline of Angie..you may not read this but, hey there crush..

[@seto8]

Too expensive for a 4g phone, no gorilla glass, no stereo speakers, mediocre cameras...should i go on?

[@JstormZx]

No, no we got the idea. This is a hard pass.

[@stfu_trash95]

5g will come I 5 years in my country. Don't need stereo speakers cause I only use headphones. Camera is flagship level better than Samsung s21 ypu can check other youtubers. And it costs 200 euros...to find a phone that good you need qt least 400 euros ;) I've been checking everything for a month. Best mid range phone on market 👌

[@barendvanderberg8559]

Go fuck a apple hauwei is the best in everyting

[@shunfushun961]

Sadly it uses 4g not 5g SoC

[@markanthonycayabyab9272]

Is it worth to swap my samsung s10 5g to nova 9?

[@francine4572]

nope

[@kingpeanut7273]

The phone may look nice, but the nova logo looks awful

[@kingpeanut7273]

O Ō ⊂ ∧

[@rcmoedas]

👍🏽 92

[@terrytartu]

You wish there was ingress protection! No point in having a waterfall like screen! Not sure of you questioning lack of gorilla glass as others like Dragon tail glass is as good and much cheaper. Lack of 5G is no problem at all - I still see no need to change as 4G in Estonia is almost everywhere and quick! As far as lack of Google services, this is a huawei tablet, I have KZbin and Gmail plus a lot of services. Twitter is a no as are Google's direct things like photos and browser, but Petal browser is good Yandex is great (with no adds) so I do not miss Google. I have Instagram could get Facebook should I want it (NO) or any messenger. So lack of Google just opened up to more and often better apps. As for the phone price is too high for what it's offering.

[@agustinusalvinwicaksono]

Mi 11 Lite is lighter while keeping the same screen size & thinner 😁

[@theistnate]

ratio

[@michellekhanyezi9729]

I don't like the quality of this video, doesn't do this phone enough justice!

[@yusufabdillahxyz]

Great phone that i would not buy for shame.

[@anduinlothar4003]

No ois better go for xiaomi 11 lite 5g ne. Or buy a second hand p40 pro superb camera

[@ssiizzeer]

🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@g0ral]

let Huawei pass away