Huawei Nova 9 Unboxing & Review (FULL Walkthrough Review)

Huawei Nova 9 unboxing & full review. SD778G 6.57" mobile with 120hz OLED screen, 50MP main camera. 32MP selfie camera with 4k support. Runs EMUI 12 on Android 11.
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Unboxing
00:51 - Design, and build
03:31 - Screen
05:04 - UI and performance
07:31 - Storage speeds, Antutu & Geekbench
08:24 - DRM and Wifi
09:09 - Battery life and charge times
09:56 - KZbin and audio
11:01 - Gaming (PUBG)
11:59 - Fingerprint reader and face unlocking
12:39 - Camera samples
14:28 - Recap with Pros and Cons
Loan review unit supplied by Huawei UK

[@bopolxx2030]

Me who just bought Nova 8. 💀 WHY I DIDN'T KNOW NOVA 9 WAS COMING?! 😞 Anyway, those who complains about google services. Everything have a solution and alternatives. Its better without those storage eater pre installed google apps. EMUI 12 UI is cool and fluid, hope HarmonyOS hits global soon.

[@yowdhann7134]

That's okay bro...nothing much has changed

[@senioraguila69]

How can u search some info in withouth google??

[@bopolxx2030]

@@senioraguila69 google is the default search engine of the huawei browser.

[@amichiyo4020]

@@yowdhann7134 个11丿丿厂1

[@amichiyo4020]

@@yowdhann7134 ·llllll

[@jackhuge6054]

Huawei phones are the best in the world, i hope they will return to the market 😞

[@mfhfpeace9461]

I am a Huawei user. Huawei has been treated unfairly for not getting the Google service anymore. Even now they have developed Harmony OS, it will take time for the app makers to be there. Also looks like they cannot get their Kirin processors because TSMC stop making it for them. Am I correct?

[@Kievo13]

It's nice that huawei is improving with their app gallery. that's the only reason why I'm staying away with huawei due to no GMS. I like how Vera is just chilling right there.

[@VinceIsDatBitch]

gspace in app gallery po

[@kirilraychev732]

Upgraded from P20 pro,it was a bit of a hassle to transfer everything, but it's worth it, such a great phone.

[@knolly-geemusicofficial9329]

Sorry ..is this Nova better than a Huawei p20 ..I want to buy one but am just not sure

[@AhsanLMHY]

I am amazed with camera samples

[@bashirahmed3500]

Huawei is one of the Best Smartphone brand it makes High Quality Mobile phones.

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

Great unboxing and hands on review as always Chris Sir

[@Techtablets]

Thank you!

[@ordevski]

Great video, as always! Can you please tell me which one has better camera, this or the A52s?

[@jl_b]

Fans from Malaysia Kinabalu

[@arifsordar2461]

Great review ... i search soo much nova 9 pubg graphic ...just only find ur review ❤️❤️❤️💯

[@oobroono4407]

we love Huawei:)

[@mohammadzein504]

So happy to see that the lack of GMS in Huawei phones, is not affecting the experience as much Chris. And I really like how Huawei/Honor new line up is following this design language. The other day I held in my hand a mi11 lite, belonging to a friend. Honestly I was shocked and it felt like a toy compared to my Poco F2 pro. But minutes later I realized how much I had missed holding a light and thin phone! My future dream phone will probably have a big screen with under display camera, thin, no more than 180g, with good batery size. And hopefully 🙏😄 a headphone jack. Good one Chris🙂👍👍👍

[@azerool8288]

Well, if you still relying on GMS, Honor's lineup supports it. The latest one, Honor 50 has GMS too.

[@mohammadzein504]

@@azerool8288 Yes that's true 👍👍

[@yairzawphyo1307]

Hi sir. Can you check DRM Info again on your lenovo Xioxin Pad 2021 ? Last 2 days, Neflix quality drop down to SD and when I check DRM Info it said Security Level L3 and Its widevine in Netflix showa L3.Why it happen suddently ?

[@yusufaras01]

instant like

[@endowpanda]

VERY VERY DETAILED VIDEO I WATCHED ALL JUST TO KNOW ABOUT HARMONY OS MORE & IT SEEMS PRETTY DELIGHT

[@gamechanger4163]

I enjoying watch in KZbin vanced because there's no ads at all... =)

[@mdmugdho6238]

Love frome Bangladesh

[@shadyhashish5415]

i want to know which one is the best in camera hardware and night mode oppo reno6 5g or huawei nova 9

[@rafiyaparween9725]

Bahut achcha Hai ... Huawei 👌👌🤩🤩👍

[@Litu_ck]

UI looks gud ..

[@bgxmen]

Thank you man, i think your reviews is best in all youtube. Thank you very much! And one personal question: Where are you from? Thank you.

[@pobladorjosh]

Hi Chris. I thought of getting this phone. Do you have any idea what kind of a glass screen is installed in this Nova 9 series?

[@bat-ireeduinyamdash7995]

HI. Installed the programs but cannot open them. No errors shown and it just doesn't work. Any troubleshooting available on P40 lite? Thanks

[@rielax04]

Great review

[@erfandavarpanah9607]

Huawei😍😍😍😍💙

[@deodavidjimenez2351]

that looks Fancy!

[@beatspopo]

so weird that they didnt release the honor 50 which is just a rebrand but with full google support like the one released in Malaysia

[@ciaofficial1723]

is nova 9i good for watching 1080p and 4k vids ?

[@AlreaniGamer]

Am watching this on nova 9 for those who still think just do itttttt you wuold love it and for google u can get youtube vanced and mail as gmail can be in phone also games or apps ohhhhh i love petal serves igs smart light fast and can get u whatever u want and in games its suoer smoth

[@EfootballMoobile]

Honor 50 or Huawei nova 9 which are better of all side. please suggest me.

[@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.

[@amirohon6764]

Sir i own a nova 7 ,so will it better if i upgrade to nova 9 ?

[@erwoardsahin1708]

Huawei ❤️❤️❤️

[@johnwilliamcastellano6889]

which is better camera quality, Xiaomi 11 lite 5g ne or nova 9?

[@freakshowkena]

I love Huawei phones very durable and good quality , I miss the play store on it. I think the bann was inappropriate.

[@Beluga..]

US are racist

[@markestravela284]

Why I can't save my slow-motion effect?? Then the video have no ultra wide

[@doublelu22]

Waiting for Huawei GT3 series

[@shaktitube74]

Thanks for the great Review 😊

[@Techtablets]

No problem 😊

[@ioannisglykos]

Does anyone know if Call Recoding is an option on Nova 9 ?

[@franco8010]

so the build materials are not glass and alluminum? i have watched many reviews no one said plastic. what is it exactly or does it depend on region

[@mhy-ln6fc]

I think it's matte (or allumunium) that's all i could say

[@achtpendragon9169]

Please compare the camera result with the samsung a52s

[@StockyPolar]

Now the Huawei Nova 9 has the L1 drm widevine

[@dopecool4775]

Waiting for the pixel 6 / pro review.

[@rlifeh]

I like to see Motorola phones in your channel Motorola Edge 20 Pro 5G, here in saudi arabia cost 552$ inc 15% VAT for 12GB RAM - 256 GB or Motorola Edge 20 Fusion if you can found them 😅

[@deadskull6969]

Is the frame metal and the back is glass?

[@JohnRossOfficialYT]

What!! Huawei have now the NoVa 9 i think the nova 8 got launch in months ago.

[@ivodias27]

Maybe in the future the smartphone getting better

[@Andu21]

Idk if i should buy this or iphone 11, Peoples help!! :D

[@vladdx]

Isn't the storage UFS 2.1 only instead of UFS 3.1?

[@Techtablets]

Not sure but those speeds look like UFS 3.1 to me

[@DEREKWUHK]

Nova 9 do provide both Face ID and finger print

[@rafiyaparween9725]

Very very Nice ❤❤❤❤🤩🤩🤩

[@rafiyaparween9725]

Awesome

[@zaamuro8408]

Recap pro and cons chapter starts at the wrong time

[@motivationpositivity100]

please review honor 50

[@vagosxou]

could you do a 9rt review?

[@user-gp1pc1qq5d]

Please sir in front of me one phone p30 pro nova9 What did you choose sir?❤

[@markanthonycayabyab9272]

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

[@carpediem7654]

No Google apps?

[@reddevil8914]

Huawei 👍

[@lyricsguy8091]

hello, if the screen is 120 hz, how come pung doesnt support 90fps?

[@alxdava2004]

60 or 120. A lot of phones have only these 2 options

[@rajko2012]

How you measure nits

[@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh]

The phone looks amazing, for a second I thought it's XiaoMi Civi review😂, glad it's OLED display, maybe with some updates it will have Level 1 instead of level 3 for Netflix and Amazon prime, and on the camera side, it's just me or it lacks slightly colors on main camera and selfie camera too?

[@Techtablets]

Yes with software it can be improved quite a bit. Widevine and cameras etc

[@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh]

@@Techtablets yup, HuaWei are known for updates fixer's, I mean XiaoMi Civi has Widewin level 1 on it so can this HuaWei Nova 9 too

[@mrvakruha255]

@@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh xiaomi civi has lv1 i thought it also have lv3, saw on review somewhere

[@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh]

@@mrvakruha255 oh my apologies, I was saying to HuaWei Nova 9 has level 3, but in time it will have Level 1, but I do know Civi has level 1

[@tunahansahin3354]

@@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh nope nova 9 has L1

[@rafiyaparween9725]

Waiting for the pixel 6 .... pro review

[@danielvedana15]

Nova 9 vs samsung a52s camera comparison

[@Mariobrownio1989]

I have no idea why more companies dont just use plastic on the back. We all use a case anyways! Why put something on there that breaks when it is dropped.

[@rossxelle]

cause plastic feels cheap

[@crazygeek6319]

Question since it's a snap dragon processor will it be able to have an altered software that does support google

[@Techtablets]

No as the bootloader is locked down.

[@crazygeek6319]

@@Techtablets ugh that would have been nice and I would have really considered it for me next phone if I can unlock the bootloader and download an altered software with play store since it's a snap dragon processor not its original processor

[@emhgarlyyeung]

@@Techtablets How about Gspace? Seen someone done it on other model.

[@carlosfraija6216]

Where do you live? It's beautiful... Good video and regards from Colombia 😃👌🏻

[@Techtablets]

Thank you. I live in Spain med coast. Denia

[@rafiyaparween9725]

Good

[@cgdph644]

No PWM on OLED? How? Seems like I can switch to this as I've never been a fan of OLED due to PWM.

[@Techtablets]

It seems to always use DC dimming, so I couldn't pick up on any flicker at all even at low brightness myself and on camera. And it has the TUV blue light cert and flicker cert I think.

[@iant93893]

I'm surprised it isn't running HarmonyOS!

[@emhgarlyyeung]

They only release to world market when the product is mature & good enough.

[@mesharyhd7646]

Honor magic 3 pro plus please

[@pranavkolambkar]

whats the price of this phone, as per I checked it showed 499 euro which I think is quite high for an SD 778 SOC, In India this SOC comes at a price of around 20,000 INR i.e. 229.75 euro during sales.

[@homanh]

A phone is not about the SoC. Iphone 13 Pro Max is £950 for A15 SoC, iphone mini is £679 for the same A15 SoC.

[@pranavkolambkar]

@@homanh I totally agree but the other features that the phone is offering is also similar to a 300 euro phone, and for me 200 euro price difference is a huge deal, The only issue or con with the 300 euro phone is that it doesn't have a good camera as a 500 euro phone but for that price range its good. I don't know about the situation in other countries for phones but it India the phones are priced very aggressive for budget to mid phones and offer features which sometimes even a premium price phone don't give. The phone I was talking about is realme gt master edition. I bought this phone (8/128 varient with SD 778) during sale at 19k INR (218.40 euro). The retail price is 321 euro (without sale ) And i know many phones under 499 euros which have better specifications and overall a better product than this phone. One more thing I noticed about this phone is that Huawei is selling 5g chipsets without giving 5g support. as per I researched this phone is a 4g phone, and SD 778 supports 5g. Again the only issue from my side is the pricing which I searched again I found it to be around 344 euro which is decent. but we have other options which are better than this.

[@peijunchen2382]

@@pranavkolambkar you may buy apple.

[@andyH_England]

@@pranavkolambkar Due to US ban Huawei cannot use 5G without getting hassle for the US Gov, outside China that is. I am not sure Huawei builds these in India and if they do not then import costs (tax and duty) explains the expensive price. That is the Indian Gov not Huawei (same reason the latest iPhone is expensive).

[@pranavkolambkar]

@@andyH_England oh thanks didn't knew the situation in U.S, and currently in India there is no Huawei phone launched for atlest a year now, even Huawei's sub brand, honor is not launching any phones, earlier honor was selling budget phones in India and were popular to due to their aggressive pricing. I don't know if they will launch any product in India in future.

[@jovanmalic9259]

My cousin needs a new phone and she really wants a good camera, but I also advise her to buy a phone with good performance. Is this phones camera much better than Poco F3 or OnePlus Nord 2 or should I advise her to buy one of these phones instead of Nova 9, especially considering Google Services?

[@alxdava2004]

Nord 2 has a better camera compared to F3 and, I think, on par or better than nova's.

[@jovanmalic9259]

@@alxdava2004 Thanks.

[@SimpleFacts143]

I think it,s time to change the background music ;)

[@chescastillo1543]

KZbin VANCED FOR LIFE!

[@Beluga..]

I'm using youtube vanced with my Matepad pro and my Mate 40 pro

[@davidbrown6878]

Me too!

[@reyesallenjay1060]

Is huawei nova 9 still good as a daily driver this year 2023

[@DukeRaiden1]

Yes

[@Litu_ck]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@apterousgargoyle]

Please, review the Honor 50 series!!!

[@Techtablets]

I will try

[@memo-nq6vz]

Honor x30 Max Review please

[@Cinamar588]

Xiaomi Mi 11T vs Huawei Nova 9....tough choice.

[@shadowform1264]

I just wanna install KZbin on this beast...

[@jonathanmigtao4880]

Any luck on getting the Vivo x70 pro plus?

[@Techtablets]

Just posted a video on it today! (YT notifications are broken again?) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKjbapuDgM2Ep7c

[@jonathanmigtao4880]

Thank you.I did not get the notification even though I have the bell feature on.

[@rokko3648]

Can it beat my 5t💪

[@damnwhyisitsohard]

This was newly uploaded

[@renzvillaga2303]

which is better in camera nova 9 or realme 9 pro+?

[@Techtablets]

Nova 9

[@alessiodegregorio1969]

EMUI 12??? 😯

[@yourphenom3301]

Google Services?

[@mlbb-gameplay8439]

the back protection is glass

[@Dan-co4zl]

Pixel 6 can be had for just €150 more with the bose 700, kills this if its available in your market Too expensive for the specs imo especially considering the fact it doesn't have GMS, don't understand who would buy this especially with the honor 50 coming so soon

[@pixelartist1532]

Let the reviews of pixel come out before hyping it up.

[@markangelo6293]

How much

[@redazemirli]

No stereo speakers or Google services that no go for me

[@annielabayanikuyahappybirt9764]

My I recgues my phone, be repair my phone, it's, Y5 huewai..not work, like a be sound..

[@petimanus]

Sooooo...It's the HONOR 50 with a worse os. That separation was so succesful XD

[@asiangamer69]

but a better camera ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@NoName-je3cz]

Actually the Honor 50 is the one with worse processor. The Nova just doesn't have gms

[@bh5643]

I heard there's no Google and Gmail

[@mohibullah4185]

Back side plastic??

[@Techtablets]

Hi, yes it is.

[@ramasiddarapu2382]

Dual sim or single

[@alxdava2004]

Dual

[@mdluk199]

Huawei still make great hardware but without Google services their phones are dead in the water for most

[@jamludentertainment]

No not true....... check G space and youll see why

[@Beluga..]

You forget you can have a Huawei NanoMemory Card to have more storage ! ! ! Until the Mate 20 series, all Huawei devices support a Huawei NanoMemory Card ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[@iJagraho]

I hate curved display I hate ratio > 19:10

[@GR_Doug]

550€!!!! No Google services...!!! Bad nightshots!!! What else to ask? It's a bargain.. 🙈

[@susantahilla7716]

Why are there no playstore in HUAWEI hv tried to download WhatsApp

[@Techtablets]

Huawei doesn't have Google Play now. Use AppGallery to find the apps you need or APK files and install those apps.

[@alxdava2004]

Go on WhatsApp's site and install from there