Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro, both powered by the Kirin 970. The Nova 4 is a great device by Huawei. It’s a successor to the Nova 3, it has amazing features and we will be comparing it to the P20 Pro, this device is people’s most favorite Huawei smartphone of the year. It doesn’t come cheap and it has high end features, it can also be compared to the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S9, iPhone XS to mention a few. Please find out more about them below.
Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro : Design
The Nova 4 is made of Aluminum with slim bezels around all sides and a display cutout where the selfie shooter is, plus triple camera at the back. This smartphone has a rear mounted fingerprint sensor. While the P20 Pro is made of Aluminum Alloy and glass. This smartphone has two big plates of rounded-off Gorilla Glass with a
filling of metal finishing off its sides, this smartphone also has polished rather than anodized finish, and looks more like steel. It has a fingerprint sensor under its display and also a face unlock id which makes it so easy to use. The Nova 4 weighs less at 172g, while the P20 Pro weighs 180g.
Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro : Display
The Nova 4 sports a tall 6.4-inch FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2310 pixels, the screen has a pixel per inch density of 398. While, the P20 Pro sports a 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED capacitive touchscreen with 2240 x 1080 Pixels in resolution and 408ppi as well.
Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro : Software and Hardware
The Nova 4 houses a Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset with an octa-core processor clocking speed of up to 2.4GHz. The Nova 4 has 8GB RAM and 128GB storage space.
While the P20 Pro houses the HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset with Octa-core processor clocking at 2.4GHz. In the RAM department, the P20 Pro has 6GB and 64GB/128GB/256GB storage space.
For the Software, the Nova 4 runs on the Android 9.0 Pie Operating system. While the P20 Pro runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.
Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro : Camera
The Nova 4 has a triple camera setup of 48MP + 16MP + 2MP with a front/Selfie camera of 25 megapixels. While the P20 Pro has a Triple camera set up of 40MP + 20MP + 8MP with a great front camera of 24MP with f/2.0 aperture.
Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro : Battery
Powering the Nova 4 is a 3750mah Non-removable Li-Po battery with fast battery charging. While the P20 Pro is powered by a 4000mAh Non-removable Li-Po battery with fast charging as well.
Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro : Verdict
Both flagships smartphones are nice and offers real value for money. However, i think the P20 Pro is better than the Nova 4 as it is more sophisticated. But if you’re a fan of the Screen-hole then you know what to do.
Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro Specs Comparison
General
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Model | Huawei Nova 4 | Huawei P20 Pro |
| Announced | December, 2018 | March, 2018 |
| Released | December, 2018 | March, 2018 |
| Status | Available on Shopping stores | Available on Shopping stores |
Network
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | LTE |
LTE band LTE : 700 MHz Class |
| SIM Type |
Nano + Nano |
Nano + Nano |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
Design
| Type | Aluminum | Aluminium alloy + Glass |
| Dimensions | 157 x 75.1 x 7.8 mm | 73.9 x 155 x 7.8mm |
| Weight | 172g | 180g |
| Water Resistant | No | No |
| Protection | Yes | Yes |
| Colours | Aurora Blue, Red, White, Black | Blue, Black, Violet |
Display
| Display Type | FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | FHD+ OLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 6.4-inch | 6.1-inch |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2310 pixels | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Colors | 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Pixel Density | 398ppi | 408ppi |
| Screen-To-Body Ratio | 86% | 85% |
| Touch Screen Model | Capacitive | Capacitive |
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes |
| Protection | Yes | Yes |
| Features | Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen | Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, corning gorilla glass 5 |
| Secondary Display | No | No |
Camera
| 48MP + 16MP + 2MP | 40MP + 20MP + 8MP | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| 2160p@30fps | 2160@60fps, 1080P@120fps, 720p@960fps |
|
| Yes | Yes | |
| Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Exposure compensation Face detection Geotagging HDR ISO settings Panorama Scene mode Self-timer Touch focus White balance settings |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Exposure compensation Face detection Geotagging HDR ISO settings Panorama Scene mode Self-timer Touch focus White balance settings |
|
| Yes, dual-LED | Yes, Dual-LED | |
| f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/2.4 | f/1.6 + f/1.8 + f/2.4 | |
| – | 1.0µm | |
| – | 1/1.73″ | |
| 25MP | 24MP | |
| – | No | |
| f/2.0 | f/2.0 | |
| – | – | |
| – | – |
Software
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo | |
| EMUI 8.5 | EMUI 8.1 | |
| – | No | |
| Skype | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes | Yes |
Hardware
| Hisilicon Kirin 970 | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | |
| Process Technology | 10nm | 10nm |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.4GHz | Octa-core 2.4GHz |
| Cores | 8-Cores | 8-Cores |
| Bit Architecture | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| GPU (Graphics) | Mali-G72 MP12 | ARM Mali-G72 MP12 |
| 8GB | 6GB | |
| Memory Speed | 1866MHz | 1866MHz |
| Internal Storage | 128GB | 64GB/128GB/256GB |
| Yes, Up to 512GB | No | |
| Card Type | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC |
|
Fingerprint (Rear) |
Fingerprint (Front) |
|
| Controls | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key |
Connectivity
| Yes | Yes | |
| Infrared | – | – |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes | Yes |
| USB Type | Yes, Type-C | Yes, Type-C |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI | – | – |
| Facial Identification | Yes | Yes |
| No | Yes |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Po Battery | Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | 3750mAh | 4000mAh |
| Placement | Non-removable | Non-removable |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Standby | – | – |
| Talk Time | – | – |
| Music Play | – | – |
Media
| Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | |
| Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | |
| – | – | |
| – | – | |
| Vibration, Ringtones | Vibration, Ringtones | |
| MP3, WAV | MP3, WAV | |
| Yes | Yes | |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Other Features
|
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player |
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player |
Huawei Nova 4 Vs P20 Pro Price
| Starting From | $499 – $599 | $599 – $699 |
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