Huawei nova 5 vs ZTE Blade X9

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

  nova 5:

  OLED

  Blade X9:

  LCD

• Weight

  Blade X9: 11 g lighter

  nova 5:

  171 g

  Blade X9:

  160 g

• Width

  nova 5: 2.4 mm narrower

  nova 5:

  74.8 mm

  Blade X9:

  77.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Blade X9: 0.89 in smaller diagonal

  nova 5:

  6.39 in

  Blade X9:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  nova 5:

  HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)

  Blade X9:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  nova 5:

  Quad

  Blade X9:

  Single

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. nova 5

   Height:

   157.4 mm +2.1 mm versus Blade X9

   Width:

   74.8 mm

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

2. 2. Blade X9

   Height:

   155.3 mm

   Width:

   77.2 mm +2.4 mm versus nova 5

   Depth:

   8.6 mm +1.3 mm versus nova 5

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. nova 5

   Screen diagonal:

   6.39 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.2 cm²

2. 2. Blade X9

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

nova 5 has approximately 20.2% more rectangular screen area than Blade X9.

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

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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