Huawei Honor 9N vs Huawei nova 5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Honor 9N:

  LCD

  nova 5:

  OLED

• Weight

  Honor 9N: 19 g lighter

  Honor 9N:

  152 g

  nova 5:

  171 g

• Width

  Honor 9N: 3 mm narrower

  Honor 9N:

  71.8 mm

  nova 5:

  74.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Honor 9N: 0.55 in smaller diagonal

  Honor 9N:

  5.84 in

  nova 5:

  6.39 in

• Chipset

  Honor 9N:

  HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)

  nova 5:

  HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Honor 9N:

  Dual

  nova 5:

  Quad

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Honor 9N

   Height:

   149.2 mm

   Width:

   71.8 mm

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. nova 5

   Height:

   157.4 mm +8.2 mm versus Honor 9N

   Width:

   74.8 mm +3 mm versus Honor 9N

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Honor 9N

   Screen diagonal:

   5.84 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.1 cm²

2. 2. nova 5

   Screen diagonal:

   6.39 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.2 cm²

nova 5 has approximately 17.7% more rectangular screen area than Honor 9N.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

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