Huawei Nova 9 announced as a Pixel 6 rival with two big issues

Huawei Nova 9 announced American Samoa a Pixel 6 rival with two whopping issues

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The Google Pixel 6 range unsurprisingly has altogether the attention right today, but these aren't the only new phones happening the block, equally the Huawei Nova 9 has also impartial been unveiled.

Technically this was in reality unveiled in September, but back then it was only announced for China, whereas now it's getting a wider launch. That said, while we'll likely control it in the UK and possibly Australia, a US launch won't be on the cards.

For those WHO can pip out though, the Huawei Nova 9 has a lot of seductive technical school inside – enough that it could even persuade some buyers away from the Google Pixel 6. The Huawei Nova 9 has a 6.57-inch 1080 x 2340 OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, a mid-range Snapdragon 778G chipset, 8GB of RAM, and a choice of 128GB or 256GB of storage.

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The telephone set also has a 4,300mAh battery with 66W fast charging, and there's a quad-genus Lens rear snapper, with a 50MP f/1.9 briny sensing element, an 8MP f/2.2 immoderate-wide camera, a 2MP f/2.4 macro unmatchable and a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor. Then on the in advance at that place's a 32MP f/2.0 camera.

Those tail cameras are housed in a distinctive oval camera block with two big circles – a design that's similar to what we've seen connected the Huawei P50. The residue of the design here includes a glossy back in Starlit Blue, Crush Unaged operating theatre Black, and an wholly-screen front with a punch-hole camera.

They're likely specs – if the price is right, but sadly that detail hasn't been disclosed one of these days, and nor has the vent date or availability, though as far-famed we wouldn't expect this in the US given the Huawei ban.

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Look these specs, the Huawei Nova 9 could stand up comfortably to the Pixel 6 in many shipway. It has a larger screen with a higher refresh rate, more cameras and faster charging – though its chipset is likely lesser, and IT has a slightly smaller battery.

The real problems the Huawei Nova 9 face though are firstly that IT doesn't admit 5G, which at this point is basically a standard feature in mid-chain and above phones.

An flat larger trouble though is that while the Nova 9 runs Android (with Huawei's EMUI 12 overlay), it lacks access to the Google Roleplay Store or Google's apps.

This is a problem Huawei phones have been facing for years now, and it makes them harder to recommend – though there are alternative app stores where many apps hind end be found.

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James is a paid phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything 'with-it', from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the current apps.