Vivo S9e vs Huawei Nova 16 SE

Product
Vivo S9e
370 USD
Huawei Nova 16 SE
370 USD

Price
370 USD
370 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Vivo Mobiles
Huawei Mobiles
Model No
vivo S9e
CAS-AL50

Launch Date
2021, March 30
2026, August 05

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
LTE
5G bands
1, 3, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE

SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, White, Starry Blue
Black, White, Orange, Blue
Dimensions
163.3 x 78 x 8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight
229 g (8.08 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, aluminum back

Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+, Bezel-less display, with waterdrop notch
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 8000 nits (peak)*
Size
6.44 inches, 100.1 cm2
6.84 inches, 114.8 cm2 (~90.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
1272 x 2756 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~444 ppi density)

OS
Android 11, OriginOS 1.0
HarmonyOS 6.1
Chipset
MediaTek MT6875 Dimensity 820 5G (7 nm)
Kirin 8020
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (1x2.29 GHz & 3x2.05 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz)
GPU
Mali-G57 MC5
Maleoon 920 2cu

RAM
8GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
128GB/256GB/512GB

Lens 1
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", dual-pixel PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Auxiliary lens
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features
Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus, Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 3840x2160 @ 30 fps, 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
4100 mAh, Li-Polymer
8500 mAh
Charging
USB Type-C, Flash Charging 33W
66W wired 5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Yes, 5.2
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
NFC
Yes