OPPO R9 Plus vs. Huawei Nova 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OPPO R9 Plus and Huawei Nova 2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OPPO R9 Plus vs. Huawei Nova 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.1 mm 142.2 mm OPPO R9 Plus has greater height than Huawei Nova 2.
Width 80.8 mm 68.9 mm OPPO R9 Plus has greater width than Huawei Nova 2.
Depth 7.4 mm 6.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 is narrower than OPPO R9 Plus.
Weight 185 g 143 g Huawei Nova 2 is lighter than OPPO R9 Plus.
Body Colour Gold Aurora blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5" OPPO R9 Plus has larger screen size than Huawei Nova 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 367 ppi 443 ppi Huawei Nova 2 has better pixel density than OPPO R9 Plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - 2.5D Glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 659
Processor Number MSM8976 -
Clock Speed - 2.36 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei Nova 2 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 Mali T830 MP2
MEMORY OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel OPPO R9 Plus has better camera resolution than Huawei Nova 2.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Huawei Nova 2 has better lens aperture than OPPO R9 Plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 has better front camera resolution than OPPO R9 Plus.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4120 mAh 2950 mAh OPPO R9 Plus has larger battery capacity than Huawei Nova 2.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System ColorOS 3.0 (based on Android 5.1) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
FEATURES OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation -
OTHERS OPPO R9 Plus Huawei Nova 2
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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